doodstil

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch doodstil. Equivalent to dood +‎ stil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʊə̯t.stəl/

Adjective

doodstil (attributive doodstille, not comparable)

1. silent as the grave

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of dood +‎ stil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /doːtˈstɪl/

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• Hyphenation: dood‧stil

Adjective

doodstil (not comparable)

1. silent as the grave

Inflection

Declension of doodstil
uninflected	doodstil
inflected	doodstille
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		doodstil
indefinite	m./f. sing.	doodstille
	n. sing.	doodstil
	plural	doodstille
definite		doodstille
partitive		doodstils

Descendants

• Afrikaans: doodstil
• → West Frisian: deastil (calque)