abstémio

See also: abstemio and abstêmio

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin abstēmius. By surface analysis, abstemia +‎ -io.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐbʃˈtɛ.mju/ [ɐβʃˈtɛ.mju]

  • Rhymes: -ɛmju
  • Hyphenation: abs‧té‧mi‧o

Adjective

abstémio (feminine abstémia, masculine plural abstémios, feminine plural abstémias) (European Portuguese spelling)

  1. abstemious, teetotal

Noun

abstémio m (plural abstémios, feminine abstémia, feminine plural abstémias) (European Portuguese spelling)

  1. teetotaler

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