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stilla

Faroese

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Etymology

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

Verb

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stilla

  1. (intransitive) to stop, to come to a standstill
  2. (intransitive) to calm down
  3. (transitive) to calm

Conjugation

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Conjugation of stilla (group v-9)
infinitive stilla
supine stilt
participle (a5)1 stillandi stiltur
present past
first singular stilli stilti
second singular stillir stilti
third singular stillir stilti
plural stilla stiltu
imperative
singular still!
plural stillið!
1Only the past participle being declined.
Conjugation of stilla (group v-30)
infinitive stilla
supine stillað
participle (a6)1 stillandi stillaður
present past
first singular stilli stillaði
second singular stillar stillaði
third singular stillar stillaði
plural stilla stillaðu
imperative
singular stilla!
plural stillið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

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Etymology

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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

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Verb

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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

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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

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  • (to tune (an instrument)): stemma

Derived terms

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Italian

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Etymology 1

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From Latin stilla.

Noun

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stilla f (plural stille)

  1. drop

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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stilla

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

Anagrams

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Latin

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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stīlla f (genitive stīllae); first declension

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

Declension

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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

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Descendants

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

References

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  • “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

Maltese

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Alternative forms

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  • istilla (after the definite article)

Etymology

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Borrowed from Sicilian stidda, stilla, from Latin stēlla.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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stilla f (plural stilel or (less common) stilli)

  1. star
    Synonyms: kewkba, (obsolete) niġma

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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stilla f

  1. definite singular of stille

Etymology 2

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Alternative forms

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Verb

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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

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From Old Norse stilla. Akin to English still.

Alternative forms

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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.

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Old Swedish

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Etymology

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

Verb

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stilla

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

Conjugation

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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

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Swedish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Adjective

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stilla (comparative mer stilla, superlative mest stilla)

  1. still, calm
Declension
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No inflected forms.[1][2]

Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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

Verb

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

  1. to still
  2. to make quiet
Conjugation
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Conjugation of stilla (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive stilla stillas
Supine stillat stillats
Imperative stilla —
Imper. plural1 stillen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative stillar stillade stillas stillades
Ind. 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.
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References

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  1. ^ stilla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  2. ^ stilla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
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