Stövchen

German

Etymology

Diminutive in -chen of German Low German Stoof, Stove, from Middle Low German stōve, which is the same word as Stube (“heated room, living room”). The Low German word can also mean “oven; hearth” in some dialects. Compare Dutch stoof (“foot warmer; oven”), English stove.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtøːfçən/

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Noun

Stövchen n (strong, genitive Stövchens, plural Stövchen)

1. teapot warmer (device to warm a teapot, usually by means of a tealight)

Declension

Declension of Stövchen [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Stövchen	die	Stövchen
genitive	eines	des	Stövchens	der	Stövchen
dative	einem	dem	Stövchen	den	Stövchen
accusative	ein	das	Stövchen	die	Stövchen