LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

abstentiō

abstentiō f (genitive abstentiōnis)
Classical[apˈstɛn.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[abˈstɛn.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinholding back, retaining
  2. abstention, abstaining

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeabstentiōabstentiōnēs
genitiveabstentiōnisabstentiōnum
dativeabstentiōnīabstentiōnibus
accusativeabstentiōnemabstentiōnēs
ablativeabstentiōneabstentiōnibus
vocativeabstentiōabstentiōnēs

abstentĭo, ōnis, f. abstineo,
I. the holding back, retaining: stercorum, Cael. Aur. Acut. 3, 18.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin abstentiō From abstineō (“to abstain, hold back”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Frenchabstention
  • Englishabstentionfrom French abstention
  • Italianastensione
  • Portugueseabstenção
  • Romanianabstențiune
  • Spanishabstención
  • Bourguignonaibstancion
  • Polishabstencja

Quick answers

What does abstentiō mean in Latin?
abstentiō, a noun, means “holding back, retaining; abstention, abstaining”.
What is the genitive of abstentiō?
The genitive singular is abstentiōnis. abstentiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce abstentiō?
In classical Latin, [apˈstɛn.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [abˈstɛn.t͡si.o].