stova

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See also: stóva

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse stofa, stufa, borrowed from Middle Low German stōve, stūve, Old Saxon *stova, *stuva, from Proto-West Germanic *stobu.

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

stova f (definite singular stova, indefinite plural stover or stovor, definite plural stovene or stovone)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of stove
  2. definite singular of stove

Russenorsk

Etymology

From Norwegian Nynorsk stove or from Swedish stova.

Pronunciation

Noun

stova

  1. a house

Derived terms

References

  • Ingvild Broch, Ernst H. Jahr (1984) Russenorsk: Et pidginspråk i Norge [Russenorsk: A pidgin language in Norway], 2 edition, Oslo: Novus Forlag

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

stova c

  1. (archaic, dialectal) Alternative form of stuga
    • 1984, “Vargsången [The wolf song]”, Astrid Lindgren (lyrics), Björn Isfält (music)‎performed by Lena Nyman:
      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

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