abstina

Esperanto

Etymology

    From abstini +‎ -a.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /absˈtina/
    • Rhymes: -ina
    • Syllabification: abs‧ti‧na

    Adjective

    abstina (accusative singular abstinan, plural abstinaj, accusative plural abstinajn)

    1. abstinent
      • 1995 [1926], chapter 1, in Hans-Georg Kaiser, transl., Mortula ŝipo, translation of The Death Ship by B. Traven (in German):
        “Ne,” mi respondis, “mi neniam akceptas eĉ guton de tiu veneno. Mi scias, kiom mi ŝuldas al mia ŝtato, eĉ en fremda lando. Jes, sinjoro, mi estas abstina, seka kiel osto. Pri tio vi povas fidi, tia mi estas. Mi kredas je la sankta prohibicio.”
        "No," I responded, "I never take even a drop of that poison. I know how much I owe to my state, even in a foreign land. Yes, sir, I am abstinent, dry as a bone. You can trust me on that. I believe in the holy prohibition."

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