absta

See also: abstą

Latin

Verb

abstā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of abstō

Polish

Etymology

Clipping of abstynencja. First attested in 2001.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈap.sta/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -apsta
  • Syllabification: ab‧sta

Noun

absta f

  1. (slang) withdrawal (type of metabolic shock the body undergoes when a substance, usually a toxin such as heroin, to which a patient is dependent is withheld)
    Synonym: głód narkotyczny
    na abście ― in withdrawal
    • 2005 July 25, rAzor, “Re: Czy narkotyki miekkie powinny byc dozwolone w Polsce?”, in Usenet -- pl.soc.polityka‎:
      Widział pan narkomana na abście?
      Have you ever seen a druggie in withdrawal?

Declension
Declension of absta
singular plural
nominative absta absty
genitive absty abst
dative abście abstom
accusative abstę absty
instrumental abstą abstami
locative abście abstach
vocative absto absty
adjectives
adverb
nouns

References
  1. Pęzik, Piotr, Przepiórkowski, A., Bańko, M., Górski, R., Lewandowska-Tomaszczyk, B (2012) Wyszukiwarka PELCRA dla danych NKJP. Narodowy Korpus Języka Polskiego [National Polish Language Corpus, PELCRA search engine]‎, Wydawnictwo PWN

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