stue
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Etymology
From Old Norse stofa, stufa, borrowed from Middle Low German stōve, stūve, Old Saxon *stova, *stuva, from Proto-West Germanic *stobu.
Pronunciation
Noun
stue c (singular definite stuen, plural indefinite stuer)
- living room
- (in compounds) room
- first floor, ground floor (the level of the building closest to the ground)
Declension
Declension of stue
Derived terms
- badstue
- barselsstue
- betjentstue
- dagligstue
- enestue
- fjensynsstue
- flersengsstue
- frokoststue
- fødestue
- havestue
- julestue
- jættestue
- kaffestue
- krostue
- legestue
- mindestue
- operationsstue
- opholdsstue
- opvågningsstue
- pejsestue
- skadestue
- skolestue
- spisestue
- stadsstue
- stuearrest
- stueetage
- stuegang
- stuegulv
- stuehus
- stuelejlighed
- stuepige
- stuetemperatur
- stueur
- stuevæg
- tegnestue
- vuggestue
References
- “stue” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 1
From Danish stue, from Old Norse stofa, stufa, borrowed from Middle Low German stōve, stūve, Old Saxon *stova, *stuva, from Proto-West Germanic *stobu.
Noun
stue f or m (definite singular stua or stuen, indefinite plural stuer, definite plural stuene)
- living room
- (archaic) small house
- large bedroom in a hospital
Derived terms
- dagligstue
- finstue
- kjellerstue
- spisestue
- stuebord
- stuedør
- stuegris
- stuegulv
- stuemøbler
- stuepike
- stueplante
- stueren
- stuetemperatur
- stuevindu
- ølstue
Related terms
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German stuwen, compare with Danish stuve.
Verb
stue (imperative stu, present tense stuer, passive stues, simple past and past participle stua or stuet, present participle stuende)
- to stow (something)
Derived terms
References
Etymology
From Old Norse stofa, stufa, borrowed from Middle Low German stōve, stūve, Old Saxon *stova, *stuva, from Proto-West Germanic *stobu.
Pronunciation
Noun
stue f (definite singular stua, indefinite plural stuer, definite plural stuene)
- Alternative form of stove
Derived terms
Verb
stue (present tense stuar, past tense stua, past participle stua, passive infinitive stuast, present participle stuande, imperative stue/stu)
- e-infinitive form of stua
References
Noun
stue
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