styre

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /styːrə/, [ˈsd̥yːɐ]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse stýri (“rudder, helm”), from Proto-Germanic *stiuriją, cognate with German Steuer n, Dutch stuur n. Doublet of styr.

Noun

styre n (singular definite styret, plural indefinite styrer)

1. government, regime
2. rule
3. management

Inflection

Declension of styre

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	styre	styret	styrer	styrerne
genitive	styres	styrets	styrers	styrernes

Derived terms

• bystyre
• selvstyre
• styrmand
• folkestyre

References

• “styre,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

From Old Norse stýra, from Proto-Germanic *stiurijaną, cognate with English steer, German steuern, Dutch sturen. Doublet of styr.

Verb

styre (past tense styrede, past participle styret)

1. (transitive) to head, govern, rule, manage, control
2. (intransitive) to steer (to guide the course of)
3. (reflexive) to restrain oneself

Inflection

Inflection of styre

	present	past
simple	styrer	styrede
perfect	har styret	havde styret
passive	styres	styredes
participle	styrende	styret
imperative	styr	—
infinitive	styre	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	styren	—

Derived terms

• bestyre
• styrelse
• styring

References

• “styre,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse stýri.

Noun

styre n (definite singular styret, indefinite plural styrer, definite plural styra or styrene)

1. administration, government, rule
2. a board of directors, or board of any organisation.
3. handlebar(s) of a bicycle or motorcycle.

Derived terms

Terms derived from styre (noun)

• hjemmestyre
• selvstyre

• styreleder
• styremøte

• styrerom
• vanstyre

Etymology 2

From Old Norse stýra.

Verb

styre (imperative styr, present tense styrer, passive styres, simple past styrte, past participle styrt, present participle styrende)

1. to govern, to rule
2. to guide, to pilot, to steer
3. to control

Derived terms

Terms derived from styre (verb)

• fjernstyre
• selvstyrende
• selvstyrt

• styrehus
• styremakt, styresmakt
• styring

• styrmann
• utstyre

References

• “styre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²styːrə/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse stýri.

Noun

styre n (definite singular styret, indefinite plural styre, definite plural styra)

1. administration, government, rule
2. a board of directors, or board of any organisation.
3. handlebar(s) of a bicycle or motorcycle.

Derived terms

• styremøte
• styrerom
• vanstyre

Etymology 2

Verb

styre (present tense styrer, past tense styrte, past participle styrt, passive infinitive styrast, present participle styrande, imperative styr)

1. Alternative form of styra

Derived terms

• styrmann
• utstyre

References

• “styre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse stýri.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

styre n

1. government, regime
2. rule
3. management
4. a handlebar (on a bicycle)
5. (physics, electronics) a gate

Declension

Declension of styre

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	styre	styres
	definite	styret	styrets
plural	indefinite	styren	styrens
	definite	styrena	styrenas

Related terms

• styra
• styrelse
• styrning
• styrman
• gå över styr

Anagrams

• syret

Further reading

• styre in Svensk ordbok.