styrbord
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Danish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
styrbord
- starboard (right hand side of a vessel)
Adverb
styrbord
- toward the starboard side
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse stjórnborði.
Noun
styrbord (indeclinable) (uncountable)
Related terms
References
- “styrbord” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse stjórnborði.
Noun
styrbord (indeclinable) (uncountable)
Related terms
References
- “styrbord” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From styra (“steer”) + bord (“bord, side of ship”), the side which the steering oar was located, i.e. right. Likely a calque of Low German stürbort. First attested in 1687.[1]
Adverb
styrbord (not comparable)
Noun
styrbord n
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | styrbord | styrbords |
| definite | styrbordet | styrbordets | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |