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)
Declension
neuter gender |
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | styre | styret | styrer | styrerne |
genitive | styres | styrets | styrers | styrernes |
Derived terms
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)
- (transitive) to head, govern, rule, manage, control
- (intransitive) to steer (to guide the course of)
- (reflexive) to restrain oneself
Conjugation
Derived terms
References
- “styre,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Noun
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
Etymology 2
Verb
styre (imperative styr, present tense styrer, passive styres, simple past styrte, past participle styrt, present participle styrende)
Derived terms
References
- “styre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²styːrə/
Etymology 1
Noun
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
Etymology 2
Verb
styre (present tense styrer, past tense styrte, past participle styrt, passive infinitive styrast, present participle styrande, imperative styr)
- alternative form of styra
Derived terms
References
- “styre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstyː.re/
Verb
stȳre
- inflection of stȳran:
- first-person singular present indicative
- singular present subjunctive
Swedish
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Noun
styre n
- government, regime
- rule
- management
- a handlebar (on a bicycle)
- (physics, electronics) a gate
Declension
nominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | styre | styres |
definite | styret | styrets | |
plural | indefinite | styren | styrens |
definite | styrena | styrenas |
Related terms
Further reading
- styre in Svensk ordbok.