styrfart
Swedish
editEtymology
editstyra (“steer”) + fart (“speed”)
Noun
editstyrfart c
- steerageway (sufficient speed to be able to steer a ship, plane, or the like)
- (figuratively) (sufficient) momentum (to accomplish something abstract)
- Hennes karriär har knappt styrfart
- Her career is barely moving forward
Declension
editDeclension of styrfart | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | styrfart | styrfarten | — | — |
Genitive | styrfarts | styrfartens | — | — |