German

Noun

Stille f ‎(genitive Stille, plural Stillen)

1. stillness, silence

See also

• Schweigen n

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stelə/, [ˈsd̥elə]

Etymology 1

Related to stille ‎(“to put, stand”), from or influenced by Middle Low German stille.

Adjective

stille

1. still
2. quiet
3. calm
4. silent
5. (adverbial) still, quietly, silently

Inflection

Synonyms

• (still, not moving): ubevægelig
• (still, quiet): tyst
• (still, calm): rolig fredelig
• (silent): tavs

Etymology 2

A substantivized form of the adjective. Compare German Stille ‎(“stillness”).

Noun

stille n

1. calm (period without wind)

Derived terms

• blikstille
• vindstille

Etymology 3

From Old Norse stilla. In the senses satisfy, quench, allay from the adjective stille ‎(“still, calm”).

Verb

stille ‎(imperative stil, infinitive at stille, present tense stiller, past tense stillede, perfect tense er/har stillet)

1. put, place, stand
2. set (put; adjust)
3. muster, turn up
4. report (appear or present oneself)
5. supply, furnish
6. satisfy (to meet needs, to fulfill)
7. quench, slake
8. allay, alleviate

Synonyms

• (put): anbringe, sætte
• (satisfy, quench): mætte, opfylde
• (allay, alleviate): dæmpe, fjerne

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

stille m, f ‎(plural stillen)

1. silent person, who rarely speaks
2. undercover agent (male only)

Adjective

stille

1. Inflected form of stil

German

Verb

stille

1. First-person singular present of stillen.
2. Imperative singular of stillen.
3. First-person singular subjunctive I of stillen.
4. Third-person singular subjunctive I of stillen.

Adjective

stille

1. strong, mixed and weak feminine singular nominative form of still.
2. strong, mixed and weak feminine singular accusative form of still.
3. strong plural nominative form of still.
4. strong plural accusative form of still.
5. weak masculine singular nominative form of still.
6. weak neuter singular nominative form of still.
7. weak neuter singular accusative form of still.

Italian

Noun

stille f

1. plural of stilla

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Possibly from German Low German stille

Adjective

stille ‎(indeclinable)

1. silent
2. still

Derived terms

• Stillehavet
• stillestående
• stillhet
• vindstille

Etymology 2

From Old Norse stilla

Verb

stille ‎(imperative still, present tense stiller, passive stilles, simple past stilte, past participle stilt, present participle stillende)

1. to set
2. 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)

1. (transitive, archaic, medicine) to calm; to still
   • du stillet bølgene (Psalms, 65:8)
     • you stilled the waves
   • han stillet det blødende såret
     • he stilled the bleeding wound

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.

Old English

Adjective

stille

1. still

Declension