stiltje
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch stilte. Either influenced by Dutch stilletjes, or by Swedish kultje (itself from Dutch koeltje, diminutive of koelte). Cognate of English still.
Noun edit
stiltje c
- calm, lull (period with no wind)
- Synonyms: vindstilla, bleke
- (figuratively) calm, lull (low activity)
- Synonym: lugn
Declension edit
| Declension of stiltje | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | stiltje | stiltjen | — | — |
| Genitive | stiltjes | stiltjens | — | — |
References edit
- stiltje in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- stiltje in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- stiltje in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- stiltje in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)