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. Likely a calque of Low German stürbort. First attested in 1687.[1]

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 — —

References
  1. styrbord in Svensk ordbok (SO)

Further reading
  • styrbord in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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