styrfart

Swedish

Etymology

styra (“steer”) +‎ fart (“speed”)

Noun

styrfart c

  1. steerageway (sufficient speed to be able to steer a ship, plane, or the like)
  2. (figuratively) (sufficient) momentum (to accomplish something abstract)
    Hennes karriär har knappt styrfart
    Her career is barely moving forward

Declension

Declension of styrfart
nominative genitive
singular indefinite styrfart styrfarts
definite styrfarten styrfartens
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

References

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