styrbord

Danish

Etymology

From Swedish styrbord.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /styrboːr/, [ˈsd̥yɐ̯ˌb̥oːˀɐ̯]

Noun

styrbord

  1. starboard (right hand side of a vessel)

Adverb

styrbord

  1. toward the starboard side

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse stjórnborði.

Noun

styrbord (indeclinable) (uncountable)

  1. (nautical, aviation) starboard (right hand side)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse stjórnborði.

Noun

styrbord (indeclinable) (uncountable)

  1. (nautical, aviation) starboard (right hand side)

References

Swedish

Etymology

From styra (steer) + bord (bord, side of ship), the side which the steering oar was located, i.e. right.

Adverb

styrbord (not comparable)

  1. in starboard (right) direction of a vessel
    Antonym: babord

Noun

styrbord n

  1. starboard (right) side of a vessel
    Antonym: babord

Declension

Declension of styrbord 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative styrbord styrbordet
Genitive styrbords styrbordets

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