bindindismaður
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFrom bindindi (“abstinence”) + maður (“person”).
Noun
editbindindismaður m (genitive singular bindindismanns, nominative plural bindindismenn)
- person who completely abstains from drinking alcohol, a teetotaler
Declension
editdeclension 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)