/²stʉ̟ːɡa/
UrsprungFrom Old Swedish stuva, stova, stugha, from Old Norse stofa, stufa, borrowed from Middle Low German stōve, stūve, Old Saxon *stova, *stuva, from Proto-West Germanic *stobu. Cognate with English stove. Also related to Finnish tupa.
The change from v > g is due to a dialectal development from -β- > -w- > -ɣ- (g), compare ruva.
- common-gendera cottage, a cabin (small (wooden) house (in the countryside))
“en stuga på landet” — a cottage in the countryside
“hyra stuga i fjällen” — rent a cabin in the mountains
“Jag gick in i stugan” — I went into the cottage
- common-gender, especially, in-compoundsa room or hall serving a specific purpose
“tvättstuga” — laundry room
- common-gender, dialectal, obsoletea heated room; a stove
Formerstuga(indefinite, nominative, singular) · stugas(genitive, indefinite, singular) · stugan(definite, nominative, singular) · stugans(definite, genitive, singular) · stugor(indefinite, nominative, plural) · stugors(genitive, indefinite, plural) · stugorna(definite, nominative, plural) · stugornas(definite, genitive, plural) · stova(alternative, archaic, dialectal) · stuva(alternative, archaic, dialectal)