bindindismaður
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Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From bindindi (“abstinence”) + maður (“person”).
Noun[edit]
bindindismaður m (genitive singular bindindismanns, nominative plural bindindismenn)
- person who completely abstains from drinking alcohol, a teetotaler
Declension[edit]
declension of bindindismaður
| maður | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bindindismaður | bindindismaðurinn | bindindismenn | bindindismennirnir |
| accusative | bindindismann | bindindismanninn | bindindismenn | bindindismennina |
| dative | bindindismanni | bindindismanninum | bindindismönnum | bindindismönnunum |
| genitive | bindindismanns | bindindismannsins | bindindismanna | bindindismannanna |
Related terms[edit]
- áfengisbindindi (“abstinence from alcohol”)
- vínbindindi (“abstinence from alcohol”)
- edrú (“sober”)
Further reading[edit]
- “bindindismaður” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)