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)

Related terms

• babord

References

• “styrbord” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse stjórnborði.

Noun

styrbord (indeclinable) (uncountable)

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

Related terms

• babord

References

• “styrbord” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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.

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

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	styrbord	styrbords
	definite	styrbordet	styrbordets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Further reading

• styrbord in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
• styrbord in Svenskt nautiskt lexikon (1920)