støv

See also: stov

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /støːˀv/, [ˈsd̥øˀw], [ˈsd̥øwˀ]

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German stof, from Proto-Germanic *stubą, *stuba, derived from the verb *steubaną (“to smoke”). Swedish stoft is also borrowed from Low German. The Danish form has taken over the vowel from the verb støve.

Noun

støv n (singular definite støvet, not used in plural form)

1. (uncountable) dust (fine, dry particles)

Inflection

Declension of støv

neuter gender	Singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	støv	støvet
genitive	støvs	støvets

References

• “støv” in Den Danske Ordbog
• støv on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

støv

1. imperative of støve

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German stof

Noun

støv n (definite singular støvet, uncountable)

1. dust (fine, dry particles)

Synonyms

• dust

Derived terms

Terms derived from støv

• stjernestøv
• støvklut
• støvmaske

• støvsky
• støvstorm

• støvsuge
• støvsuger

References

• “støv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German stof

Noun

støv n (definite singular støvet, uncountable)

1. dust (as above)

Synonyms

• dust

Derived terms

Terms derived from støv

• stjernestøv
• støvklut

• støvmaske
• støvsky

• støvstorm
• støvsugar

References

• “støv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.