Stube

German

Etymology

From Middle High German stube, from Old High German stuba. Cognate with German Low German Stuäwe (dative Stuäwe, Stuäwen, plural Stuäwen), Stuowe (dative Stuowen) (Paderbornisch), Dutch stoof. Further origin uncertain. See stove for more.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃtuːbə/

Noun

Stube f (genitive Stube, plural Stuben, diminutive Stübchen n or Stüblein n)

(regional) living room
room (room used for a special purpose; the term is often found in compounds with somewhat old-fashioned character)
parlour (a room used chiefly for representation purposes; often called gute Stube or the like)
the heated part of a traditional farmhouse (as opposed to stables, kitchen, etc.)
(military) bedroom in a barracks

Declension

Declension of Stube

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Stube	die	Stuben
genitive	einer	der	Stube	der	Stuben
dative	einer	der	Stube	den	Stuben
accusative	eine	die	Stube	die	Stuben

Derived terms

Stübchen

Hyponyms

Amtsstube
Bierstube
Dachstube
Eßstube
Gaststube
Glockenstube
gute Stube
Imbissstube
Kaffeestube
Kinderstube
Kleiderstube
Nähstube
Puppenstube
Schankstube
Schlafstube
Schreibstube
Speisestube
Spielstube
Wachstube
Wärmestube
Wartestube
Wechselstube
Weinstube
Werkstube
Werkzeugstube
Wiegenstube
Wohnstube
Zollstube

Related terms

Stubenarrest
Stubenfenster
Stubenfliege
Stubenhocker
Stubenmusik