dille

See also: Dille

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: dil‧le

Noun

dille f (uncountable)

1. dill (herb)

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Italian

Verb

dille

1. Compound of imperative (tu person) of dire and le.
   • Dille che l'ami! - Tell her you love her!

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Latvian

Noun

dille f

1. (rare) nominative singular form of dilles

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Norwegian

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

1. fool around, monkey around
2. act without purpose

   gå omkring og dille

   idle about

Inflection

    Conjugation of dille in Bokmål

Infinitive active	dille
Infinitive passive	dilles
Present active	diller
Present passive	dilles
Past	dilla/dillet
Present participle	dillende
Past participle	dilla/dillet
Imperative	dill

    Conjugation of dille in Nynorsk

Infinitive active	dille
Infinitive passive	dillast
Present	dillar
Past	dilla
Present participle	dillande
Past participle	dilla
Imperative	dill

Related terms

• dill
• dilling
• dilettant

Derived terms

• dille og dalle

Synonyms

• (fool around): tøyse og tulle
• (act without purpose): veve

Etymology 2

From delirium, also under the influence of etymology 1

Noun

dille c

1. delirium

   Ha dilla / få dilla

   Have delirium / get delirium

2. (figuratively) eagerness, mania

Usage notes

Usually only used in the definite singular form: dilla

Inflection

    Inflection of dille

	indefinite singular	definite singular	indefinite plural	definite plural
Bokmål m	dille	dilleen	dillee	dillene
Bokmål f	dille	dilla	dille/diller	dillene
Nynorsk f	dille [dilla]	dilla	diller	dillene

Compounds

figuratively

• fotballdilla
• bildilla

Derived terms

• få dilla
• få dilla på

References

• “dille” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “dille” in The Ordnett Dictionary

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Related to dialectal dalle (“run, dangle, hang loosely”).

Verb

dille

1. run lightly
2. tremble, shake

   dille i knea

   tremble the knees

3. move (slightly), shake

   Lammet dillar med / på rova.

   The lamb shakes its tail / ass.

Inflection

    Conjugation of dille in Nynorsk

Infinitive active	dille
Infinitive passive	dillast
Present	dillar
Past	dilla
Present participle	dillande
Past participle	dilla
Imperative	dill

Synonyms

• (run lightly): dilte

• (move (slightly)): lee

References

• “dille” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.