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воздержание

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Russian

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Etymology

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From воздержа́ться (vozderžátʹsja) +‎ -а́ние (-ánije). Or borrowed directly from Old Church Slavonic въздръжаниѥ (vŭzdrŭžanije).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [vəzʲdʲɪrˈʐanʲɪje]

Noun

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воздержа́ние (vozderžánijen inan (genitive воздержа́ния, nominative plural воздержа́ния, genitive plural воздержа́ний)

  1. abstinence (the act or practice of abstaining)
  2. celibacy (the condition or state of being celibate)

Declension

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