bindindi

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Icelandic

Etymology

From að binda sig við eitthvað (“to restrict/commit oneself to something”). Compare að skuldbinda sig (“to commit oneself to something”).

Noun

bindindi n (genitive singular bindindis, no plural)

abstinence, abstaining from doing something, usually in particular abstaining from drinking alcohol

Declension

Declension of bindindi (sg-only neuter)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	bindindi	bindindið
accusative	bindindi	bindindið
dative	bindindi	bindindinu
genitive	bindindis	bindindisins

Derived terms

bindindisfélag (“an association for people who abstain from alcohol”)
bindindismaður (“person who abstains from alcohol”)
bindindissamur (“abstinent, ascetic”)
áfengisbindindi (“abstinence from alcohol”)
vínbindindi (“abstinence from alcohol”)
þagnarbindindi (“temporary vow of silence”)

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