stövel

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Swedish

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(gummi)stövlar
en ridstövel (“riding boot”)

Etymology

From Old Swedish støvel, from Old Norse styfill, from Middle Low German stevele, stovele, from Italian stivale, from Medieval Latin aestivale.

Noun

stövel c

  1. a high boot
    Jag drog på mig stövlarna och gick ut i regnvädret
    I pulled on my (rubber) boots and went out into the rain

Usage notes

  • A boot with a shorter shaft is a känga.
  • Typically implies rubber / Wellington boots unless context makes it clear that a different type is meant.

Declension

Declension of stövel
nominative genitive
singular indefinite stövel stövels
definite stöveln stövelns
plural indefinite stövlar stövlars
definite stövlarna stövlarnas

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