stilla

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IcelandicEdit

PronunciationEdit

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

VerbEdit

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

ConjugationEdit

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

Derived termsEdit

• stilling

SynonymsEdit

• (to tune (an instrument)): stemma

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ItalianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Latin

NounEdit

stilla f ‎(plural stille)

1. drop

VerbEdit

stilla

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

AnagramsEdit

• stalli

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LatinEdit

EtymologyEdit

Diminutive from stīria ‎(“frozen drop, icicle”), possibly ultimately from Ancient Greek στίλη ‎(stílē, “minute particle, a drop”).

PronunciationEdit

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈstil.la/, [ˈstɪl.la]

NounEdit

stilla f ‎(genitive stillae); first declension

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

InflectionEdit

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	stilla	stillae
genitive	stillae	stillārum
dative	stillae	stillīs
accusative	stillam	stillās
ablative	stillā	stillīs
vocative	stilla	stillae

Derived termsEdit

• stillārium
• stillātim

• stillicidium
• stillō

Related termsEdit

• stillanter
• stillātīcius

• stillātiō

DescendantsEdit

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

ReferencesEdit

• stilla in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• stilla in Félix Gaffiot (1934), Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

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Old SwedishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse stilla, from Proto-Germanic *stillijaną.

VerbEdit

stilla

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

ConjugationEdit

Conjugation of stilla (weak)

	present			past
infinitive	stilla			—
participle	stillandi, -e			stilter
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	stillir	stilli, -e	—	stilti, -e	stilti, -e
þū	stillir	stilli, -e	still	stilti, -e	stilti, -e
han	stillir	stilli, -e	—	stilti, -e	stilti, -e
vīr	stillum, -om	stillum, -om	stillum, -om	stiltum, -om	stiltum, -om
īr	stillin	stillin	stillin	stiltin	stiltin
þēr	stilla	stillin	—	stiltu, -o	stiltin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	stillis	stillis, -es	—	stiltis, -es	stiltis, -es
þū	stillis	stillis, -es	—	stiltis, -es	stiltis, -es
han	stillis	stillis, -es	—	stiltis, -es	stiltis, -es
vīr	stillums, -oms	stillums, -oms	—	stiltums, -oms	stiltums, -oms
īr	stillins	stillins	—	stiltins	stiltins
þēr	stillas	stillins	—	stiltus, -os	stiltins

DescendantsEdit

• Swedish: stilla

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SwedishEdit

PronunciationEdit

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Etymology 1Edit

From Middle Low German stille, from Old Saxon stilli, from Proto-Germanic *stillijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *stel-.

AdjectiveEdit

stilla

1. still, calm

Related termsEdit

• Stilla havet

Etymology 2Edit

From Old Swedish stilla, from Old Norse stilla, from Proto-Germanic *stillijaną.

VerbEdit

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

1. to still
2. to make quiet

ConjugationEdit

Conjugation of stilla

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	stilla	stillas
Present tense	stillar	stillas
Past tense	stillade	stillades
Supine	stillat	stillats
Imperative	stilla	—
Present participle	stillande
Past participle	stillad

Related termsEdit

• stillare