stilla

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Latin

Noun[edit]

stilla f (plural stille)

  1. drop

Verb[edit]

stilla

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

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Diminutive from stīria (“frozen drop, icicle”), possibly ultimately from Ancient Greek στίλα (stila, “minute particle, a drop”).[1]

Noun[edit]

stilla f (genitive stillae); first declension

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

Inflection[edit]

First declension.

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

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Valpy, An Etymological Dictionary of the Latin Language

Swedish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

stilla

  1. still, calm

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Verb[edit]

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

  1. to still
  2. to make quiet

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of stilla
Active Passive
Infinitive stilla stillas
Present tense stillar stillas
Past tense stillade stillades
Supine stillat stillats
Imperative stilla —
Present participle stillande
Past participle stillad

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