stjórn

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Icelandic

Etymology

Related to stýra (“to govern, control”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /stjourtn/
Rhymes: -ourtn

Noun

stjórn f (genitive singular stjórnar, nominative plural stjórnir)

(uncountable) control
(uncountable) governance, government
(countable) government (collective body of people governing a country, usually referring to the cabinet)
(countable) board (collective body of people who govern a company or organization: board of directors, board of governors, etc.)

Declension

Declension of stjórn (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	stjórn	stjórnin	stjórnir	stjórnirnar
accusative	stjórn	stjórnina	stjórnir	stjórnirnar
dative	stjórn	stjórninni	stjórnum	stjórnunum
genitive	stjórnar	stjórnarinnar	stjórna	stjórnanna

Derived terms

Derived terms

borgarstjórn (“city council”)
bæjarstjórn (“town council”)
framkvæmdastjórn (“board of executives”)
ríkisstjórn (“national government”)
sjálfstjórn (“self-government”)
stjórna (“to rule, to govern; to control”)
stjórnarandstaða (“opposition”)
stjórnarbylting (“revolution”)
stjórnarfar (“regime”)
stjórnarflokkur (“ruling party”)
stjórnarformaður (“chairman”)
stjórnarfundur (“board meeting”)
stjórnarmyndun (“formation of a government”)
stjórnarskrá (“constitution”)
stjórnarstefna (“government policy”)
sveitarstjórn (“local government”)
stjórnartíð (“term of office”)
stjórnborð (“control panel”)
stjórnborði (“starboard”)
stjórnkerfi (“control system”)
stjórnklefi (“cockpit”)
stjórnlaus (“out of control; uncontrollable; ungoverned”)
stjórnleysi (“anarchy”)
stjórnmál (“politics”)
stjórnpallur (“bridge”)
stjórnsamur (“authoritative”)
stjórnsýsla (“governance, administration”)
stjórnvöld (“government”)
stjórnvölur (“tiller”)

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