Icelandic

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) ^syn.

   Lögregluþjónninn bað ökumann bifreiðarinnar að stöðva bílinn.

   The police constable asked the motorist to stop the car.

Derived terms

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

Synonyms

• (cause to come to a stop): ^def. stoppa