stövel
See also: støvel
Swedish
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Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish støvel, from Old Norse styfill, from Middle Low German stevele, stovele, from Italian stivale, from Medieval Latin aestivale.
Noun
[edit]stövel c
- a high boot
- Jag drog på mig stövlarna och gick ut i regnvädret
- I pulled on my (rubber) boots and went out into the rain [rainy weather]
Usage notes
[edit]- A boot with a shorter shaft is a känga.
- Typically implies rubber / Wellington boots unless context makes it clear that a different type is meant.
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | stövel | stövels |
| definite | stöveln | stövelns | |
| plural | indefinite | stövlar | stövlars |
| definite | stövlarna | stövlarnas |
Derived terms
[edit]- gummistövel
- läderstövel
- näbbstövel
- ridstövel
- seglarstövel
- sjumilastövel
- skitstövel
- stövelklack
- stövelknekt
- stövelskaft
- stövelstropp
- stövla
- stövlett