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stilla

stilla

Icelandic

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

Derived terms

Synonyms

  • (to tune (an instrument)): stemma

Italian

Etymology

Latin

Noun

stilla f (plural stille)

  1. drop

Verb

stilla

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

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Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

stilla f (genitive stillae); first declension

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

Inflection

First declension.

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

Derived terms

  • stillārium
  • stillātim

Related terms

  • stillanter
  • stillātīcius
  • stillātiō

Descendants

References


Old Swedish

Etymology

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

Verb

stilla

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

Conjugation

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Swedish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

stilla

  1. still, calm

Related terms

Etymology 2

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

Verb

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

  1. to still
  2. to make quiet

Conjugation

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