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stofa

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See also: stofă

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse stofa, stufa, borrowed from Middle Low German stōve, stūve, Old Saxon *stova, *stuva, from Proto-West Germanic *stubu.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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stofa f (genitive singular stofu, nominative plural stofur)

  1. (in an apartment) a living room
  2. (in a school for example) a classroom, a room

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “stofa”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *stubō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsto.fɑ/, [ˈsto.vɑ]

Noun

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stofa m

  1. Synonym of stofu

Declension

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Weak:

singular plural
nominative stofa stofan
accusative stofan stofan
genitive stofan stofena
dative stofan stofum