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:Bicycle parts