dille

== Danish == === Etymology === Shortened from dilirium, a variant of delirium (“drunkenness, intoxication”), from Latin delirium. === Noun === dille (dated) popular interest of many people in a short timespan; fad ==== Related terms ==== døgnflue === References === “dille” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch dille, from Old Dutch *dilli, from Proto-West Germanic *dili. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdɪ.lə/ Hyphenation: dil‧le Rhymes: -ɪlə === Noun === dille f (uncountable, no diminutive) dill (Anethum graveolens) ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: dil → Indonesian: dil Negerhollands: dil === Further reading === dille on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdil.le/ Rhymes: -ille Hyphenation: dìl‧le === Verb === dille compound of di', the second-person singular imperative form of dire, with le Dille che l'ami! - Tell her you love her! == Latvian == === Noun === dille f (rare) nominative singular of dilles == Middle English == === Noun === dille alternative form of dile == Norwegian Bokmål == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɪlə/ Rhymes: -ɪlə === Etymology 1 === From dilettant, from Italian dilettare (“delight”). Alternatively related to dialectal dalle (“run, dangle, hang loosely”). ==== Verb ==== dille (imperative dill, present tense diller, passive dilles, simple past and past participle dilla or dillet, present participle dillende) fool around, monkey around act without purpose gå omkring og dille idle about ===== Synonyms ===== (fool around): tøyse og tulle (act without purpose): veve ===== Derived terms ===== dille og dalle ===== Related terms ===== dill dilling dilettant === Etymology 2 === From delirium, also under the influence of etymology 1. ==== Noun ==== dille f or m (definite singular dilla or dillen, uncountable) delirium Ha dilla / få dilla Have a delirium / get a delirium (figuratively) eagerness, mania, craze ===== Usage notes ===== Usually only used in the definite singular form: dilla ===== Derived terms ===== fotballdilla, bildilla (figuratively) få dilla få dilla på === References === “dille” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “dille” in The Ordnett Dictionary == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology 1 === From delirium, also under the influence of etymology 2. ==== Noun ==== dille f (definite singular dilla, uncountable) delirium Ha dilla / få dilla Have a delirium / get a delirium (figuratively) eagerness, mania, craze ===== Usage notes ===== Usually only used in the definite singular form: dilla ===== Derived terms ===== fotballdilla, bildilla (figuratively) få dilla få dilla på === Etymology 2 === Related to dialectal dalle (“run, dangle, hang loosely”). ==== Verb ==== dille (present tense dillar, past tense dilla, past participle dilla, passive infinitive dillast, present participle dillande, imperative dille/dill) run lightly tremble, shake dille i knea tremble at the knees move (slightly), shake fool around, monkey around act without purpose gå omkring og dille idle about ===== Synonyms ===== (run lightly): dilte (move (slightly)): lee === References === “dille” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Swedish == === Etymology === Shortening of delirium. Compare Danish dille. === Noun === dille n (uncountable) (colloquial) synonym of delirium (colloquial) all-consuming interest (in something) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== dilla (“talk nonsense”) === References === “dille”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “dille”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “dille”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)