Stube

German

Etymology

From Middle High German stube, from Old High German stuba. Cognate with German Low German Stuäwe (dative Stuäwe, Stuäwen, plural Stuäwen), Stuowe (dative Stuowen) (Paderbornisch), Dutch stoof. Further origin uncertain. See stove for more.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtuːbə/

Noun

Stube f (genitive Stube, plural Stuben, diminutive Stübchen n or Stüblein n)

  1. (regional) living room
  2. room (room used for a special purpose; the term is often found in compounds with somewhat old-fashioned character)
  3. parlour (a room used chiefly for representation purposes; often called gute Stube or the like)
  4. the heated part of a traditional farmhouse (as opposed to stables, kitchen, etc.)
  5. (military) bedroom in a barracks

Declension
Declension of Stube
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Stube die Stuben
genitive einer der Stube der Stuben
dative einer der Stube den Stuben
accusative eine die Stube die Stuben

Derived terms
  • Stübchen

Hyponyms

See also

Further reading
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.