styra

See also: stýra and Styra

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• styrene

Noun

styra n

1. definite plural of styre

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²styːrɑ/

Etymology 1

Noun

styra n

1. definite plural of styre

Etymology 2

From Old Norse stýra.

Alternative forms

• styre

Verb

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

1. to govern, to rule

   Det er regjeringa som styrer landet.

   It is the government that governs the country.

2. to guide, to pilot, to steer

   Kapteinen sjølv styrte skipet.

   The captain himself steered the ship.

3. to control

   Me må styra denne utviklinga.

   We have to control this development.

Derived terms

• fjernstyre
• styrehus
• styring
• styrmann

References

• “styra” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse stýra, from Proto-Germanic *stiurijaną.

Verb

stȳra

1. to steer, to guide, to direct
2. to rule, to govern

Conjugation

Conjugation of stȳra (weak)

	present			past
infinitive	stȳra			—
participle	stȳrandi, stȳrande			stȳrþer
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	stȳrir	stȳri, stȳre	—	stȳrþi, stȳrþe	stȳrþi, stȳrþe
þū	stȳrir	stȳri, stȳre	stȳr	stȳrþi, stȳrþe	stȳrþi, stȳrþe
han	stȳrir	stȳri, stȳre	—	stȳrþi, stȳrþe	stȳrþi, stȳrþe
vīr	stȳrum, stȳrom	stȳrum, stȳrom	stȳrum, stȳrom	stȳrþum, stȳrþom	stȳrþum, stȳrþom
īr	stȳrin	stȳrin	stȳrin	stȳrþin	stȳrþin
þēr	stȳra	stȳrin	—	stȳrþu, stȳrþo	stȳrþin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	stȳris	stȳris, stȳres	—	stȳrþis, stȳrþes	stȳrþis, stȳrþes
þū	stȳris	stȳris, stȳres	—	stȳrþis, stȳrþes	stȳrþis, stȳrþes
han	stȳris	stȳris, stȳres	—	stȳrþis, stȳrþes	stȳrþis, stȳrþes
vīr	stȳrums, stȳroms	stȳrums, stȳroms	—	stȳrþums, stȳrþoms	stȳrþums, stȳrþoms
īr	stȳrins	stȳrins	—	stȳrþins	stȳrþins
þēr	stȳras	stȳrins	—	stȳrþus, stȳrþos	stȳrþins

Descendants

• Swedish: styra

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɨ.ra/
• Rhymes: -ɨra
• Syllabification: sty‧ra

Verb

styra

1. third-person singular future of styrać

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish stȳra, from Old Norse stýra, from Proto-Germanic *stiurijaną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈstŷːrä]

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Verb

styra (present styr, preterite styrde, supine styrt, imperative styr)

1. govern, rule, control

   Denna regering har styrt landet under de senaste tre åren.

   This government has been ruling the country for the last three years.

2. steer, navigate, direct

   Han styrde bilen in i garaget.

   He steered the car into the garage.

   Jag skulle vilja styra in diskussionen på din senaste bok.

   I would like to steer the discussion towards your latest book.

• (grammar) to govern; to require that a certain grammatical case, preposition etc. be used with a word

Conjugation

Conjugation of styra (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	styra		styras
Supine	styrt		styrts
Imperative	styr		—
Imper. plural1	styren		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	styr	styrde	styrs, styres	styrdes
Ind. plural1	styra	styrde	styras	styrdes
Subjunctive2	styre	styrde	styres	styrdes
	Participles
Present participle	styrande
Past participle	styrd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• avstyra
• bestyra
• omstyra
• styrande
• styre
• styrelse
• styrmedel
• styrmekanism
• styrning
• styrsel
• styrstång
• utstyra

 

Further reading

• styra in Svensk ordbok.

Anagrams

• Tyras, yrast, ystar