bindindi

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)

1. 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”)