Swedish noun

ett styre

handlebars, government, rule

Meaning

handlebars; government; rule

In Swedish: styrstång

Forms

Forms of styre
Singular, indefinite	ett styre
Singular, definite	styret
Plural, indefinite	styren
Plural, definite	styrena

styre is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort styre, det stora styret. Check another noun

Practise styre

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Is it en styre or ett styre?

Words built with styre

cykelstyre cycle handlebars
minoritetsstyre minority government (rule)
folkstyre democracy

Questions

What does styre mean in English?

styre means “handlebars, government”.

Is it en styre or ett styre?

It is ett styre, and “the handlebars” is styret.

What is the plural of styre?

The plural of styre is styren, and the definite plural is styrena.

Similar words

befälregim

Origin

From Old Norse stýri.

Nearby common words

styre is number 6,108 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

6,104stiftelse foundation
6,105tillställning affair, event
6,106lin flax
6,107inslag element, segment
6,109kollektiv collective
6,110ogjord undone
6,111legion legion
6,112vapenvila cease-fire, truce (in warfare, an agreed temporary suspension of hostilities)

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary