stilla

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse stilla (“to calm”), borrowed from Middle Low German stillen, from Old Saxon *stillian, from Proto-West Germanic *stillijan (“to make still”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɪtla/
• Rhymes: -ɪtla

Verb

stilla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative stillti, supine stillt)

1. (transitive) to calm, to still
2. (transitive) to adjust
3. (transitive, of a musical instrument) to tune
4. (reflexive) to calm down

Conjugation

stilla — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að stilla
supine (sagnbót)		stillt
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		stillandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég stilli	við stillum	present (nútíð)	ég stilli	við stillum
	þú stillir	þið stillið		þú stillir	þið stillið
	hann, hún, það stillir	þeir, þær, þau stilla		hann, hún, það stilli	þeir, þær, þau stilli
past (þátíð)	ég stillti	við stilltum	past (þátíð)	ég stillti	við stilltum
	þú stilltir	þið stilltuð		þú stilltir	þið stilltuð
	hann, hún, það stillti	þeir, þær, þau stilltu		hann, hún, það stillti	þeir, þær, þau stilltu
imperative (boðháttur)	still (þú)	stillið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	stilltu	stilliði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

stillast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að stillast
supine (sagnbót)		stillst
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		stillandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég stillist	við stillumst	present (nútíð)	ég stillist	við stillumst
	þú stillist	þið stillist		þú stillist	þið stillist
	hann, hún, það stillist	þeir, þær, þau stillast		hann, hún, það stillist	þeir, þær, þau stillist
past (þátíð)	ég stilltist	við stilltumst	past (þátíð)	ég stilltist	við stilltumst
	þú stilltist	þið stilltust		þú stilltist	þið stilltust
	hann, hún, það stilltist	þeir, þær, þau stilltust		hann, hún, það stilltist	þeir, þær, þau stilltust
imperative (boðháttur)	stillst (þú)	stillist (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	stillstu	stillisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

stilltur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	stilltur	stillt	stillt		stilltir	stilltar	stillt
accusative (þolfall)	stilltan	stillta	stillt		stillta	stilltar	stillt
dative (þágufall)	stilltum	stilltri	stilltu		stilltum	stilltum	stilltum
genitive (eignarfall)	stillts	stilltrar	stillts		stilltra	stilltra	stilltra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	stillti	stillta	stillta		stilltu	stilltu	stilltu
accusative (þolfall)	stillta	stilltu	stillta		stilltu	stilltu	stilltu
dative (þágufall)	stillta	stilltu	stillta		stilltu	stilltu	stilltu
genitive (eignarfall)	stillta	stilltu	stillta		stilltu	stilltu	stilltu

Synonyms

• (to tune (an instrument)): stemma

Derived terms

• stilling

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin stilla

Noun

stilla f (plural stille)

1. drop

Verb

stilla

1. third-person singular present indicative of stillare
2. second-person singular imperative of stillare

Anagrams

• stalli

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Latin

Etymology

Probably a diminutive from stīria (“frozen drop, icicle”), compare Ancient Greek στίλη (stílē, “minute particle, a drop”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈstiːl.la/, [ˈs̠t̪iːl̠ːä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈstil.la/, [ˈst̪ilːɑ]

Noun

stīlla f (genitive stīllae); first declension

1. a drop (of a liquid)
2. (figuratively) a drop, small quantity

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	stīlla	stīllae
Genitive	stīllae	stīllārum
Dative	stīllae	stīllīs
Accusative	stīllam	stīllās
Ablative	stīllā	stīllīs
Vocative	stīlla	stīllae

Derived terms

• stīllārium
• stīllātim

• stīllicidium
• stīllō

Related terms

• stīllanter
• stīllātīcius

• stīllātiō

Descendants

• Italian: stilla
• English: still (as in whisky still)

References

• stilla in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• stilla in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• De Vaan, Michiel (2008) , “stī̆lla”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 587

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Maltese

Alternative forms

• istilla (after the definite article)

Etymology

From Sicilian stidda. The plural is formed according to a pattern common in inherited words.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɪl.la/

Noun

stilla f (plural stilel)

1. star

   Synonyms: kewkba, (obsolete) niġma

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²stɪlːɑ/

Etymology 1

Noun

stilla f

1. definite singular of stille

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• stille
• stella
• stelle

Verb

stilla (present tense stiller, past tense stilte, past participle stilt, present participle stillande, imperative still)

1. to place, put, position

   Eg stiller denne vasen på bordet.

   I place this vase on the table.

2. to assume a certain position, literally or figuratively

   Still deg inn til veggen!

   Stand against the wall!

   Ho stilte til val.

   She ran for office.

   Han stilte seg tvilande til dette.

   He doubted this (He assumed a doubting position towards this)

   Eg stiller på fem minutt om du treng meg.

   I will be there in five minutes if you need me.

Etymology 3

From Old Norse stilla. Akin to English still.

Alternative forms

• stille

Verb

stilla (present tense stiller, past tense stilte, past participle stilt, present participle stillande, imperative still)

1. to stop, alleviate (only in certain contexts, or poetic/archaic)

   Eg stilte den verste svolten med eit eple.

   I alleviated the worst of my hunger with an apple.

References

• “stilla” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse stilla, borrowed from Middle Low German stillen, from Old Saxon *stillian, from Proto-West Germanic *stillijan.

Verb

stilla

1. to calm
2. to stop a flow (of water)
3. to suppress
4. to avert, prevent

Conjugation

Conjugation of stilla (weak)

	present			past
infinitive	stilla			—
participle	stillandi, stillande			stilter
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	stillir	stilli, stille	—	stilti, stilte	stilti, stilte
þū	stillir	stilli, stille	still	stilti, stilte	stilti, stilte
han	stillir	stilli, stille	—	stilti, stilte	stilti, stilte
vīr	stillum, stillom	stillum, stillom	stillum, stillom	stiltum, stiltom	stiltum, stiltom
īr	stillin	stillin	stillin	stiltin	stiltin
þēr	stilla	stillin	—	stiltu, stilto	stiltin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	stillis	stillis, stilles	—	stiltis, stiltes	stiltis, stiltes
þū	stillis	stillis, stilles	—	stiltis, stiltes	stiltis, stiltes
han	stillis	stillis, stilles	—	stiltis, stiltes	stiltis, stiltes
vīr	stillums, stilloms	stillums, stilloms	—	stiltums, stiltoms	stiltums, stiltoms
īr	stillins	stillins	—	stiltins	stiltins
þēr	stillas	stillins	—	stiltus, stiltos	stiltins

Descendants

• Swedish: stilla

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Swedish

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Adjective

stilla (comparative mer stilla, superlative mest stilla)

1. still, calm

Declension

No inflected forms.

Derived terms

• Stilla havet

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish stilla, from Old Norse stilla, borrowed from Middle Low German stillen, from Old Saxon *stillian, from Proto-West Germanic *stillijan.

Verb

stilla (present stillar, preterite stillade, supine stillat, imperative stilla)

1. to still
2. to make quiet

Conjugation

Conjugation of stilla (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	stilla		stillas
Supine	stillat		stillats
Imperative	stilla		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	stillar	stillade	stillas	stillades
Indicative plural1	stilla	stillade	stillas	stillades
Subjunctive2	stille	stillade	stilles	stillades
	Participles
Present participle	stillande
Past participle	stillad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• stillare