stille

== Danish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈsd̥elə] === Etymology 1 === From Middle Low German stille, from Old Saxon stilli, from Proto-West Germanic *stillī. ==== Adjective ==== stille (uninflected) still quiet calm silent ===== Synonyms ===== (still, not moving): ubevægelig (still, quiet): tyst (still, calm): rolig, fredelig (silent): tavs ==== Adverb ==== stille still, quietly, silently ==== Noun ==== stille n calm (period without wind) ===== Derived terms ===== blikstille vindstille === Etymology 2 === Merger of Old Norse stilla (“to calm”), borrowed from Middle Low German stillen, from Old Saxon *stillian, from Proto-West Germanic *stillijan, and Middle Low German stellen (“to place”), from Old Saxon stellian, from Proto-West Germanic *stalljan. ==== Verb ==== stille (past tense stillede, past participle stillet) to put, place, stand to set (put; adjust) to muster, turn up to report (appear or present oneself) to supply, furnish to satisfy (to meet needs, to fulfill) to quench, slake to allay, alleviate ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Synonyms ===== (put): anbringe, sætte (satisfy, quench): mætte, opfylde (allay, alleviate): dæmpe, fjerne == Dutch == === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === From stil +‎ -e. ==== Noun ==== stille m or f by sense (plural stillen, no diminutive) silent person, who rarely speaks undercover agent (male only) === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Adjective ==== stille inflection of stil: masculine/feminine singular attributive definite neuter singular attributive plural attributive == German == === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== stille inflection of stillen: first-person singular present singular imperative first/third-person singular subjunctive I === Etymology 2 === ==== Adjective ==== stille inflection of still: strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular strong nominative/accusative plural weak nominative all-gender singular weak accusative feminine/neuter singular == Italian == === Noun === stille f plural of stilla === Anagrams === stelli == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From Old English stille, from Proto-West Germanic *stillī. ==== Alternative forms ==== stil, stile ==== Adjective ==== stille silent, noiseless ===== Descendants ===== English: still ===== References ===== “stille, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 2 === From Old English stille. ==== Alternative forms ==== stile, stil, stel, stele ==== Adverb ==== stille silently, noiselessly ===== Descendants ===== English: still ===== References ===== “stille, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 3 === From stille (adj). ==== Noun ==== stille (uncountable) (rare) calm (after a storm) ===== Descendants ===== English: still Yola: sthill ===== References ===== “stille, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse stilla, from Proto-West Germanic *stillijan. ==== Adjective ==== stille (indeclinable) silent still quiet ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse stilla and Middle Low German stellen. ==== Verb ==== stille (imperative still, present tense stiller, passive stilles, simple past stilte, past participle stilt, present participle stillende) to set to ask (a question) ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 3 === From Old Norse stilla. ==== Verb ==== stille (imperative still, present tense stiller, simple past stillet or stilte, past participle stillet or stilt, present participle stillende) (transitive, archaic, medicine) to calm; to still Psalms, 65:8 ===== Usage notes ===== The verb is used only in idiomatic contexts in this form, i.e. in Biblical language and in relation to making a bleeding stop, although in the latter context stanse would still be a preferred term. ===== Derived terms ===== smertestillende === References === “stille” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²stɪlːə/ === Etymology 1 === From the adjective still. ==== Noun ==== stille f (definite singular stilla, indefinite plural stiller, definite plural stillene) quiet === Etymology 2 === From Norwegian Bokmål stille, probably from Middle Low German. ==== Alternative forms ==== still ==== Adjective ==== stille still (not moving) Han stod heilt stille. He stood totally still. quiet, silent. Han laga ikkje ein lyd. Han var heilt stille. He did not make a sound. He was totally quiet. definite of still plural of still ===== Derived terms ===== stillferdig svartstill === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== stille (present tense stiller, past tense stilte, past participle stilt, passive infinitive stillast, present participle stillande, imperative still) alternative form of stilla ===== Derived terms ===== forstille innstille === References === “stille” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *stillī. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈstil.le/, [ˈstiɫ.ɫe] === Adjective === stille still quiet calm ==== Declension ==== ==== Antonyms ==== hlūd ==== Derived terms ==== stilnes ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: stille English: still Scots: stil, still