stjórn

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Icelandic

Etymology

Related to stýra (to govern, control)

Pronunciation

Noun

stjórn f (genitive singular stjórnar, nominative plural stjórnir)

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

Declension

    Declension of stjórn
f-s2 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