Stube

See also: stube

German

Etymology

From Middle High German stube, from Old High German stuba, from Proto-West Germanic *stubu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtuːbə/

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Noun

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

1. (regional) living room

   Synonym: Wohnzimmer

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

Declension

Declension of Stube [feminine]

	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

Hyponyms

• Amtsstube
• Bierstube
• Dachstube
• Essstube
• Eßstube
• Fixerstube
• 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

 

Derived terms

• Oberstube
• Stübchen
• Stüblein

Related terms

• Stövchen

Related terms

• Stubenarrest
• Stubenfenster
• Stubenfliege
• Stubenhocker
• Stubenmusik

 

Further reading

• “Stube” in Duden online
• “Stube” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Stube” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache