styrman

See also: styrmän

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sturmijaną (to storm, be stormy). Cognate with Old High German sturmen, Old Norse styrma. More at storm.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstyr.mɑn/, [ˈstyrˠ.mɑn]

Verb

styrman

  1. to storm, be stormy, rage
  2. to storm, make a great noise, cry aloud, shout

Conjugation

Descendants

Swedish

Etymology

styra (steer) + man (man)

Noun

styrman c

  1. (nautical) a (first) mate
  2. (aviation) a (first) officer
  3. (prior to 1972) a non-commissioned officer grade in the Swedish Navy
  4. (rowing) a coxswain
    Synonym: cox

Declension

Declension of styrman 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative styrman styrmannen styrmän styrmännen
Genitive styrmans styrmannens styrmäns styrmännens

Derived terms

  • förste styrman

References

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