stjórn
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
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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