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stille

See also: Stille and stillé

Danish edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Low German stille, from Old Saxon stilli, from Proto-West Germanic *stillī.

Adjective edit

stille (uninflected)

  1. still
  2. quiet
  3. calm
  4. silent
Synonyms edit

Adverb edit

stille

  1. still, quietly, silently

Noun edit

stille n

  1. calm (period without wind)
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Merger of Old Norse stilla (“to calm”), borrowed from Middle Low German stillen, from Old Saxon *stillian, from Proto-West Germanic *stillijan, and Middle Low German stellen (“to place”), from Old Saxon stellian, from Proto-West Germanic *stalljan.

Verb edit

stille (past tense stillede, past participle stillet)

  1. to put, place, stand
  2. to set (put; adjust)
  3. to muster, turn up
  4. to report (appear or present oneself)
  5. to supply, furnish
  6. to satisfy (to meet needs, to fulfill)
  7. to quench, slake
  8. to allay, alleviate
Conjugation edit
Inflection of stille
present past
simple stiller stillede
perfect har stillet havde stillet
passive stilles stilledes
participle stillende stillet
imperative stil —
infinitive stille —
auxiliary verb have —
gerund stillen —
Synonyms edit

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

stille m or f (plural stillen)

  1. silent person, who rarely speaks
  2. undercover agent (male only)

Adjective edit

stille

  1. inflection of stil:
    1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
    2. definite neuter singular attributive
    3. plural attributive

German edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Verb edit

stille

  1. inflection of stillen:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. singular imperative
    3. first/third-person singular subjunctive I

Etymology 2 edit

Adjective edit

stille

  1. inflection of still:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian edit

Noun edit

stille f

  1. plural of stilla

Anagrams edit

Middle English edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old English stille, from Proto-West Germanic *stillī.

Alternative forms edit

Adjective edit

stille

  1. silent, noiseless
Descendants edit
  • English: still
References edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Old English stille.

Alternative forms edit

Adverb edit

stille

  1. silently, noiselessly
Descendants edit
References edit

Etymology 3 edit

From stille (adj).

Noun edit

stille (uncountable)

  1. (rare) calm (after a storm)
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Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse stilla, from Proto-West Germanic *stillijan.

Adjective edit

stille (indeclinable)

  1. silent
  2. still
  3. quiet
Derived terms edit
Terms derived from stille (adjective)

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Norse stilla and Middle Low German stellen.

Verb edit

stille (imperative still, present tense stiller, passive stilles, simple past stilte, past participle stilt, present participle stillende)

  1. to set
  2. to ask (a question)
Derived terms edit
Terms derived from stille (verb)

Etymology 3 edit

From Old Norse stilla.

Verb edit

stille (imperative still, present tense stiller, simple past stillet or stilte, past participle stillet or stilt, present participle stillende)

  1. (transitive, archaic, medicine) to calm; to still
    han stillet det blødende såret
    he stilled the bleeding wound
    • Psalms, 65:8
      du stillet bølgene
      you stilled the waves
Usage notes edit

The verb is used only in idiomatic contexts in this form, i.e. in Biblical language and in relation to making a bleeding stop, although in the latter context stanse would still be a preferred term.

Derived terms edit

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From the adjective still.

Noun edit

stille f (definite singular stilla, indefinite plural stiller, definite plural stillene)

  1. quiet
    Eg likar stilla her på bygda.
    I like the quiet here in the countryside.

Etymology 2 edit

From Norwegian Bokmål stille, probably from Middle Low German.

Alternative forms edit

Adjective edit

stille

  1. still (not moving)
    Han stod heilt stille.
    He stood totally still.
  2. quiet, silent.
    Han laga ikkje ein lyd. Han var heilt stille.
    He did not make a sound. He was totally quiet.
  3. definite of still
  4. plural of still
Derived terms edit

Etymology 3 edit

Verb edit

stille (present tense stiller, past tense stilte, past participle stilt, passive infinitive stillast, present participle stillande, imperative still)

  1. Alternative form of stilla
Derived terms edit

References edit

Old English edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *stillī.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈstil.le/, [ˈstiɫ.ɫe]

Adjective edit

stille

  1. still
  2. quiet
  3. calm

Declension edit

Declension of stille — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative stille stillu, stillo stille
Accusative stilne stille stille
Genitive stilles stilre stilles
Dative stillum stilre stillum
Instrumental stille stilre stille
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative stille stilla, stille stillu, stillo
Accusative stille stilla, stille stillu, stillo
Genitive stilra stilra stilra
Dative stillum stillum stillum
Instrumental stillum stillum stillum
Declension of stille — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative stilla stille stille
Accusative stillan stillan stille
Genitive stillan stillan stillan
Dative stillan stillan stillan
Instrumental stillan stillan stillan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative stillan stillan stillan
Accusative stillan stillan stillan
Genitive stilra, stillena stilra, stillena stilra, stillena
Dative stillum stillum stillum
Instrumental stillum stillum stillum

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

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