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stue homograph 1

noun feminine or masculinesubstantiv hunkjønn eller hankjønn

a living room, a sitting room · a cottage · a lodge

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt stofa Old Norse stofa

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. lite, enkelt hus;
    stovea cottage
    a small, simple house;
    a cottagestove
    • de bodde i en liten stue they lived in a little cottage
    as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som husmannsstuea crofter's cottage, årestuea cottage with a central open hearth
  2. hytte brukt til overnatting eller servering a cabin used for lodging or for serving food
    • skiforeningens stuer melder om godt besøk the ski association's lodges report good numbers of visitors
    as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som fjellstuea mountain lodge, vaktstuea guardroom
  3. oppholdsrom i bolighus a sitting room in a dwelling
    as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som bestestuethe best parlour, dagligstuea living room, forstue (I)an entrance hall, peisestuea room with an open fireplace, spisestuea dining room
  4. (større) rom eller lokale a (larger) room or premises
    as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som rådstuea town hall, sykestuean infirmary, skolestuea schoolroom, systuea sewing room, tingstuean assembly house