stýri

See also: styri, and štyri

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse stýri, from Proto-Germanic *stiuriją.

Noun

stýri n (genitive singular stýris, plural stýri or stýrir)

1. (nautical) rudder, helm
2. a governing body, board
3. (politics) cabinet of ministers

Declension

n24	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	stýri	stýrið	stýri(r)	stýrini
Accusative	stýri	stýrið	stýri(r)	stýrini
Dative	stýri	stýr(i)num	stýrum	stýrunum
Genitive	stýris	stýrisins	stýra	stýranna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse stýri, from Proto-Germanic *stiuriją.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstiːrɪ/

  Rhymes: -iːrɪ

Noun

stýri n (genitive singular stýris, nominative plural stýri)

1. (nautical) rudder, helm
2. the tail of a cat
3. steering wheel

   Synonym: stýrishjól

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *stiuriją, from the verb *stiurijaną (“to steer”), whence also Old English stēor, Old Frisian stiure, Dutch stuur, Old High German stiure (German Steuer).

Noun

stýri n

1. (nautical) rudder, helm

Descendants

• Icelandic: stýri
• Faroese: stýri
• Norwegian Nynorsk: styre
• Swedish: styre (Old Swedish: styre)
• Danish: styre (Old Danish: styre)
  • Norwegian Bokmål: styre
• → Middle Irish: stiúir f
  • Irish: stiúir f