stefna

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɛpna/
    Rhymes: -ɛpna

Noun

stefna f (genitive singular stefnu, nominative plural stefnur)

  1. direction (where something is headed), course
  2. strategy
  3. policy
  4. movement, school (e.g. of art)
  5. convention, conference (large gathering)
  6. (law) subpoena, summons

Declension

Derived terms

  • aðskilnaðarstefna (apartheid)
  • afturhaldsstefna (conservatism)
  • efnahagsstefna (fiscal policy, economic policy)
  • endurreisnarstefna (renaissance)
  • fornmenntastefna (humanism)
  • heimsvaldastefna (imperialism)
  • heittrúarstefna (pietism)
  • hentistefna (opportunism)
  • hreintrúarstefna (puritanism)
  • jafnaðarstefna (socialism)
  • jafnréttisstefna (egalitarianism)
  • kaupstefna (trade fair)
  • málstefna (language policy)
  • nytjastefna (utilitarianism)
  • nýlendustefna (colonialism)
  • prestastefna (synod, convocation)
  • raunsæisstefna (realism)
  • ráðstefna (conference)
  • stefnubreyting (change of direction, change of policy)
  • stefnufastur (single-minded)
  • stefnufesta (single-mindedness)
  • stefnulaus (aimless, directionless)
  • stefnuljós (indicator, turn signal)
  • stefnumark (purpose, aim, goal)
  • stefnumót (rendezvous; date)
  • stefnuskrá (political platform)
  • stjórnleysisstefna (anarchism)
  • tilvistarstefna (existentialism)

Verb

stefna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative stefndi, supine stefnt)

  1. (intransitive) to head (somewhere)
  2. (intransitive) to aim (for something), direct one's course (somewhere)
  3. (transitive, with dative) to direct (something) (somewhere)
  4. (transitive, with dative) to summon (call to a meeting, etc.)
  5. (transitive, with dative, law) to summon to court, subpoena

Conjugation

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