styra

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See also: stýra and Styra

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

styra n

  1. definite plural of styre

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

styra n

  1. definite plural of styre

Etymology 2

From Old Norse stýra.

Alternative forms

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

References

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

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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.
  3. (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

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