Meanings

  1. regionalliving room

  2. room (a room used for a special purpose; the term is often found in compounds with a somewhat old-fashioned character)

  3. parlour (a room used chiefly for representation purposes; often called a gute Stube or the like)

  4. the heated part of a traditional farmhouse (as opposed to stables, kitchen, etc.)

  5. bedroom in a barracks

  6. room; parlor

    Rein in die gute Stube!

Examples

GermanEnglish
In der Stube war es warm und heimelig.The room was warm and cosy.
Nun kam Tölpel-Hans; er ritt auf dem Ziegenbock gerade in die Stube hinein.Now Blockhead-Hans came in; he rode his goat right into the hall.