hindra

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hindra, from Proto-Germanic *hinderōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɪntra/

Verb

hindra (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hindraði, supine hindrað)

  1. to hinder, to obstruct, to block [with accusative]
    Synonym: teppa

Conjugation

hindra – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur hindra
supine sagnbót hindrað
present participle
hindrandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég hindra hindraði hindri hindraði
þú hindrar hindraðir hindrir hindraðir
hann, hún, það hindrar hindraði hindri hindraði
plural við hindrum hindruðum hindrum hindruðum
þið hindrið hindruðuð hindrið hindruðuð
þeir, þær, þau hindra hindruðu hindri hindruðu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú hindra (þú), hindraðu
plural þið hindrið (þið), hindriði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
hindrast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að hindrast
supine sagnbót hindrast
present participle
hindrandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég hindrast hindraðist hindrist hindraðist
þú hindrast hindraðist hindrist hindraðist
hann, hún, það hindrast hindraðist hindrist hindraðist
plural við hindrumst hindruðumst hindrumst hindruðumst
þið hindrist hindruðust hindrist hindruðust
þeir, þær, þau hindrast hindruðust hindrist hindruðust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú hindrast (þú), hindrastu
plural þið hindrist (þið), hindristi1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
hindraður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
hindraður hindruð hindrað hindraðir hindraðar hindruð
accusative
(þolfall)
hindraðan hindraða hindrað hindraða hindraðar hindruð
dative
(þágufall)
hindruðum hindraðri hindruðu hindruðum hindruðum hindruðum
genitive
(eignarfall)
hindraðs hindraðrar hindraðs hindraðra hindraðra hindraðra
weak declension
(veik beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
hindraði hindraða hindraða hindruðu hindruðu hindruðu
accusative
(þolfall)
hindraða hindruðu hindraða hindruðu hindruðu hindruðu
dative
(þágufall)
hindraða hindruðu hindraða hindruðu hindruðu hindruðu
genitive
(eignarfall)
hindraða hindruðu hindraða hindruðu hindruðu hindruðu

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

hindra n

  1. definite plural of hinder

Verb

hindra

  1. past tense of hindre
  2. supine of hindre

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hindra, from Proto-Germanic *hinderōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²hɪn.drɑ/

Verb

hindra (present tense hindrar, past tense hindra, past participle hindra, passive infinitive hindrast, present participle hindrande, imperative hindra/hindr)

  1. a-infinitive form of hindre

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɪn.drɑ/

Noun

hindra n

  1. (non-standard since 2012) definite plural of hinder

Anagrams

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *hinderōną.

Verb

hindra

  1. (transitive) to hinder, to keep behind
  2. (intransitive) to loiter, linger
    hindra eptir e-u
    to loiter about a thing
  3. (impersonal) to want, lack
    e-n hindrar e-t
    someone lacks something
Conjugation
Conjugation of hindra — active (weak class 2)
infinitive hindra
present participle hindrandi
past participle hindraðr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular hindra hindraða hindra hindraða
2nd person singular hindrar hindraðir hindrir hindraðir
3rd person singular hindrar hindraði hindri hindraði
1st person plural hindrum hindruðum hindrim hindraðim
2nd person plural hindrið hindruðuð hindrið hindraðið
3rd person plural hindra hindruðu hindri hindraði
imperative present
2nd person singular hindra
1st person plural hindrum
2nd person plural hindrið
Conjugation of hindra — mediopassive (weak class 2)
infinitive hindrask
present participle hindrandisk
past participle hindrazk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular hindrumk hindruðumk hindrumk hindruðumk
2nd person singular hindrask hindraðisk hindrisk hindraðisk
3rd person singular hindrask hindraðisk hindrisk hindraðisk
1st person plural hindrumsk hindruðumsk hindrimsk hindraðimsk
2nd person plural hindrizk hindruðuzk hindrizk hindraðizk
3rd person plural hindrask hindruðusk hindrisk hindraðisk
imperative present
2nd person singular hindrask
1st person plural hindrumsk
2nd person plural hindrizk
Descendants
  • Icelandic: hindra
  • Faroese: hindra
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hindra, hindre
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hindre
  • Old Swedish: hindra
  • Danish: hindre
  • Gutnish: hindre

Etymology 2

Adjective

hindra

  1. masculine oblique cases singular of hindri
  2. neuter all cases singular of hindri

Etymology 3

Noun

hindra n

  1. genitive plural of hindr

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hindra”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Anagrams

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish hindra, from Old Norse hindra (hinder, stay, delay), probably from Proto-Germanic *hindrōną (to put back), from Proto-Indo-European *k(')enta (down, below, with, far, along, against), from *ḱen- (to set oneself in motion, arise).

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Verb

hindra (present hindrar, preterite hindrade, supine hindrat, imperative hindra)

  1. to prevent, restrain, hinder, impede, constrain

Conjugation

Conjugation of hindra (weak)
active passive
infinitive hindra hindras
supine hindrat hindrats
imperative hindra
imper. plural1 hindren
present past present past
indicative hindrar hindrade hindras hindrades
ind. plural1 hindra hindrade hindras hindrades
subjunctive2 hindre hindrade hindres hindrades
present participle hindrande
past participle hindrad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Further reading

Anagrams