stó

See also: sto, stò, što, -sto, -stö, and 'sto

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse stó, from Proto-Germanic *stōō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stouː/

  Rhymes: -ouː

Noun

stó f (genitive singular stóar or (now increasingly rare) stór, nominative plural stóar or (now increasingly rare) stór)

1. fireplace

   Synonyms: hlóðir, arinn

Usage notes

• The use of the genitive singular and nominative plural form stóar if preferred to stór.

Declension

Declension of stó (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	stó	stóin	stóar, stór1	stóarnar, stórnar1
accusative	stó	stóna	stóar, stór1	stóarnar, stórnar1
dative	stó	stónni	stóm	stónum
genitive	stóar, stór1	stóarinnar, stórinnar1	stóa	stónna

¹Now increasingly rare.

Derived terms

• stóarhús
• stóarsteinn (synonymous hlóðarsteinn; a stone slab in front of a fireplace)