stöðva

See also: stǫðva

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstœðva/

Verb

stöðva (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative stöðvaði, supine stöðvað)

1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to stop someone or something, (to cause to come to a stop)Template:jump

   Lögregluþjónninn bað ökumann bifreiðarinnar að stöðva bílinn.

   The police constable asked the motorist to stop the car.

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

• Template:jump stoppa

Derived terms

• stöðvast (to come to a halt, to stop)