stova

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse stofa from older form stufa, from Proto-Germanic *stubō (room, living room, heated room). Cognate with English stove, German Stube (a parlor) from the Old High German stuba, Danish stue (living room; small house; large bedroom in a hospital).

Pronunciation

Noun

stova f (genitive singular stovu, plural stovur)

  1. parlor, parlour, room
  2. common room, assembly room
  3. dwelling, house
  4. (administration) office

Declension

Declension of stova
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative stova stovan stovur stovurnar
accusative stovu stovuna stovur stovurnar
dative stovu stovuni stovum stovunum
genitive stovu stovunnar stova stovanna

Derived terms

some include
room

house names

  • Jógvansstova (the house of John)
  • Ólavsstova (the house of Olav)
  • Nýggjastova (the new house)

administration


Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

stova c

  1. (archaic, dialectal) Alternative form of stuga
    • 1984, “Vargsången”, Astrid Lindgren (lyrics):
      Vargen ylar i nattens skog / han vill men kan inte sova. / Hungern river hans vargabuk / och det är kallt i hans stova.
      The wolf howls in the forest of the night / he wants to sleep but cannot. / Hunger is tearing his wolf belly / and it is cold in his cottage.

Declension

Declension of stova 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative stova stovan stovor stovorna
Genitive stovas stovans stovors stovornas

References