stövel
See also: støvel
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Swedish støvel, from Old Norse styfill, from Middle Low German stevele, stovele, from Italian stivale, from Medieval Latin aestivale.
Noun
editstövel 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
editDeclension of stövel
Derived terms
edit- gummistövel
- läderstövel
- näbbstövel
- ridstövel
- seglarstövel
- sjumilastövel
- skitstövel
- stövelklack
- stövelknekt
- stövelskaft
- stövelstropp
- stövla
- stövlett