stýrikerfi

Icelandic

Etymology

From stýra (“to control, operate”) +‎ kerfi (“system”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈstiːrɪˌcʰɛrvɪ]

Noun

stýrikerfi n (genitive singular stýrikerfis, nominative plural stýrikerfi)

1. (computing) an operating system

   Synonym: stjórnkerfi

   Hvaða stýrikerfi notarðu? - Ég nota Linux.

   What operating system do you use? - I use Linux.

Declension

Declension of stýrikerfi (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	stýrikerfi	stýrikerfið	stýrikerfi	stýrikerfin
accusative	stýrikerfi	stýrikerfið	stýrikerfi	stýrikerfin
dative	stýrikerfi	stýrikerfinu	stýrikerfum	stýrikerfunum
genitive	stýrikerfis	stýrikerfisins	stýrikerfa	stýrikerfanna

Derived terms

• diskstýrikerfi (“disk operating system, DOS”)
• netstýrikerfi (“network operating system, NOS”)
• rauntímastýrikerfi (“real-time operating system, RTOS”)
• stýrikerfi sýndarheims (“virtual environment operating system, VEOS”)
• stýrikerfiskall (“supervisor call, SVC”)