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The German word for stove is
Herd





stove

Gender

The gender of Herd is masculine. E.g. der Herd.

Plural

The plural of Herd is Herde.

German Definition


stove
     Konjugierte Form:
     Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs 'stave'
     Partizip II:
     Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs 'stave'



Translations for stove and their definitions


Herd
     n. cooker; stove
          Der Herd besteht aus einem Ofen und vier Herdplatten. - The cooker consists of an oven and four rings.
     n. (by restriction) hob; cooktop
          Der Ofen ist aus, aber der Herd ist noch an. - The oven is off, but the hob is still on.
          Eine Sekunde! Ich hab was auf dem Herd. - One second! I have something cooking on the hob.
     n. (dated, except in Herdfeuer) fireplace, hearth
          Abends saßen sie alle am Herd und wärmten ihre Glieder. - In the evening they all sat by the hearth and warmed their limbs.
     n. (figuratively) the household as the traditional workplace of women
          Frauen gehören an den Herd. - Women belong in the household.
     n. (figuratively) hotbed, place where something (negative) spreads from
          Diese Region ist ein Herd der Unruhe. - This region is a hotbed of unrest.


Ofen
     n. oven ((clipping of Backofen))
     n. stove
     n. furnace
     n. kiln ((clipping of Brennofen))
     Proper noun. (chiefly Austria) Buda, the western part of the Hungarian capital Budapest.


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