English → Latin
“abstinent” in Latin
moderorto set a measure or bounds to; moderate, mitigate, allay, qualify.; to restrain; to manage, arrange, regulate, rule, guimodicusmoderate; temperate, restrained; reasonablemodestusmoderate, calm, restrained, mild; modest, reserved, discreettemperōto divide duly, qualify, temper, moderate; to combine, compound or blend properly; to rule, regulate, govern, manage, arcontineōto hold, keep, connect, contain, maintain; to hold or keep together/close; connect, surround; to keep in, enclose, bound
The English word abstinent itself goes back to Latin abstineō, through abstinēns.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
abstinent
moderatus (seld.), modicus: modestus: temperans, temperatus: continens. (The words are found in this connection and order), moderatus ac temperans; temperatus moderatusque; contineus ac temperans. Syn. in ABSTINENCE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for abstinent?
- The usual Latin words for “abstinent” are moderor, modicus, modestus; also temperō, contineō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.