Stubenarrest

German

Etymology

From Stube +‎ -n +‎ Arrest.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Stubenarrest m (strong, genitive Stubenarrestes or Stubenarrests, plural Stubenarreste)

1. (colloquial) grounding, grounded: prohibition on leaving one's room or home, especially as a child's punishment

   Synonym: Hausarrest

   Leoni darf heute nicht mitspielen. Sie hat Stubenarrest.

   Leoni isn't allowed to come play today. She's grounded.

Declension

Declension of Stubenarrest [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Stubenarrest	die	Stubenarreste
genitive	eines	des	Stubenarrestes, Stubenarrests	der	Stubenarreste
dative	einem	dem	Stubenarrest, Stubenarreste1	den	Stubenarresten
accusative	einen	den	Stubenarrest	die	Stubenarreste

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Stubenarrest” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Stubenarrest” in Duden online