styre
Danish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Norse stýri (“rudder, helm”), from Proto-Germanic *stiuriją, cognate with German Steuer n, Dutch stuur n. Doublet of styr.
Noun[edit]
styre n (singular definite styret, plural indefinite styrer)
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “styre,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Norse stýra, from Proto-Germanic *stiurijaną, cognate with English steer, German steuern, Dutch sturen. Doublet of styr.
Verb[edit]
styre (past tense styrede, past participle styret)
- (transitive) to head, govern, rule, manage, control
- (intransitive) to steer (to guide the course of)
- (reflexive) to restrain oneself
Conjugation[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “styre,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
styre n (definite singular styret, indefinite plural styrer, definite plural styra or styrene)
- administration, government, rule
- a board of directors, or board of any organisation.
- handlebar(s) of a bicycle or motorcycle.
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
styre (imperative styr, present tense styrer, passive styres, simple past styrte, past participle styrt, present participle styrende)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “styre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
styre n (definite singular styret, indefinite plural styre, definite plural styra)
- administration, government, rule
- a board of directors, or board of any organisation.
- handlebar(s) of a bicycle or motorcycle.
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
styre (present tense styrer, past tense styrte, past participle styrt, passive infinitive styrast, present participle styrande, imperative styr)
- Alternative form of styra
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “styre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
styre n
- government, regime
- rule
- management
- a handlebar (on a bicycle)
- (physics, electronics) a gate
Declension[edit]
Declension of styre | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | styre | styret | styren | styrena |
Genitive | styres | styrets | styrens | styrenas |
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- styre in Svensk ordbok.
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- sv:Physics
- sv:Electronics
- sv:Bicycle parts