stilla

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse stilla (“to calm”), borrowed from Middle Low German stillen, from Old Saxon *stillian, from Proto-West Germanic *stillijan (“to make still”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈstɪtla/

Verb

stilla

(intransitive) to stop, to come to a standstill
(intransitive) to calm down
(transitive) to calm
(transitive) to position
stilla upp ― to run for office

Conjugation

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Conjugation of *stilla* (group v-9)
	present	past
infinitive	stilla
supine	stilt

first singular	stilli	stilti
second singular	stillir	stilti
third singular	stillir	stilti
plural	stilla	stiltu

participle (a5)¹	stillandi	stiltur

	imperative
singular	still!
plural	stillið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.

Conjugation of *stilla* (group v-30)
	present	past
infinitive	stilla
supine	stillað

first singular	stilli	stillaði
second singular	stillar	stillaði
third singular	stillar	stillaði
plural	stilla	stillaðu

participle (a6)¹	stillandi	stillaður

	imperative
singular	stilla!
plural	stillið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse stilla (“to calm”), borrowed from Middle Low German stillen, from Old Saxon *stillian, from Proto-West Germanic *stillijan (“to make still”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈstɪtla/
Rhymes: -ɪtla

Verb

stilla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative stillti, supine stillt)

(transitive) to calm, to still
(transitive) to adjust
(transitive, of a musical instrument) to tune
Synonym: stemma
(reflexive) to calm down

Conjugation

*stilla* – active voice (*germynd*)
		present nútíð	past þátíð	present nútíð	past þátíð
infinitive nafnháttur		að stilla
supine sagnbót		stillt
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		stillandi

		indicative framsöguháttur		subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
singular	ég	stilli	stillti	stilli	stillti
	þú	stillir	stilltir	stillir	stilltir
	hann, hún, það	stillir	stillti	stilli	stillti
plural	við	stillum	stilltum	stillum	stilltum
	þið	stillið	stilltuð	stillið	stilltuð
	þeir, þær, þau	stilla	stilltu	stilli	stilltu

		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	still (þú), stilltu
plural	þið	stillið (þið), stilliði¹

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

*stillast* – mediopassive voice (*miðmynd*)
		present nútíð	past þátíð	present nútíð	past þátíð
infinitive nafnháttur		að stillast
supine sagnbót		stillst
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		stillandist (rare; see appendix)

		indicative framsöguháttur		subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
singular	ég	stillist	stilltist	stillist	stilltist
	þú	stillist	stilltist	stillist	stilltist
	hann, hún, það	stillist	stilltist	stillist	stilltist
plural	við	stillumst	stilltumst	stillumst	stilltumst
	þið	stillist	stilltust	stillist	stilltust
	þeir, þær, þau	stillast	stilltust	stillist	stilltust

		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	stillst (þú), stillstu
plural	þið	stillist (þið), stillisti¹

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

*stilltur* — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
strong declension (sterk beyging)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	stilltur	stillt	stillt	stilltir	stilltar	stillt
accusative (þolfall)	stilltan	stillta	stillt	stillta	stilltar	stillt
dative (þágufall)	stilltum	stilltri	stilltu	stilltum	stilltum	stilltum
genitive (eignarfall)	stillts	stilltrar	stillts	stilltra	stilltra	stilltra

weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
weak declension (veik beyging)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	stillti	stillta	stillta	stilltu	stilltu	stilltu
accusative (þolfall)	stillta	stilltu	stillta	stilltu	stilltu	stilltu
dative (þágufall)	stillta	stilltu	stillta	stilltu	stilltu	stilltu
genitive (eignarfall)	stillta	stilltu	stillta	stilltu	stilltu	stilltu

Derived terms

stilling

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin stilla.

Noun

stilla f (plural stille)

drop

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

stilla

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

Anagrams

stalli

Latin

Etymology

Probably a diminutive from stīria (“frozen drop, icicle”), compare Ancient Greek στίλη (stílē, “minute particle, a drop”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈstiːl.la]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈstil.la]

Noun

stīlla f (genitive stīllae); first declension

(rare) a drop of a dense, viscous liquid or other non-natural substance (e.g., oil, sap; vinegar)
Near-synonym: gutta
(figuratively, post-Augustan) a drop, small quantity
(Late Latin) a drop of any liquid
Synonym: gutta

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	stīlla	stīllae
genitive	stīllae	stīllārum
dative	stīllae	stīllīs
accusative	stīllam	stīllās
ablative	stīllā	stīllīs
vocative	stīlla	stīllae

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

Italian: stilla
→ English: still (as in whisky still)

References

“stilla”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“stilla”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “stī̆lla”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 587

Maltese

Alternative forms

istilla (after the definite article)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian stidda, stilla, from Latin stēlla.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈstɪl.la/
Rhymes: -ɪlla

Noun

stilla f (plural stilel or (less common) stilli)

star
Synonyms: kewkba, (obsolete) niġma

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²stɪlːɑ/

Etymology 1

Noun

stilla f

definite singular of stille

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Verb

stilla (present tense stiller, past tense stilte, past participle stilt, present participle stillande, imperative still)

to place, put, position
Eg stiller denne vasen på bordet.
I place this vase on the table.
to assume a certain position, literally or figuratively
Still deg inn til veggen!
Stand against the wall!

Ho stilte til val.
She ran for office.

Han stilte seg tvilande til dette.
He doubted this (He assumed a doubting position towards this)

Eg stiller på fem minutt om du treng meg.
I will be there in five minutes if you need me.

Etymology 3

From Old Norse stilla. Akin to English still.

Alternative forms

stille

Verb

stilla (present tense stiller, past tense stilte, past participle stilt, present participle stillande, imperative still)

to stop, alleviate (only in certain contexts, or poetic/archaic)
Eg stilte den verste svolten med eit eple.
I alleviated the worst of my hunger with an apple.

References

“stilla” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse stilla, borrowed from Middle Low German stillen, from Old Saxon *stillian, from Proto-West Germanic *stillijan.

Verb

stilla

to calm
to stop a flow (of water)
to suppress
to avert, prevent

Conjugation

Conjugation of **stilla** (weak)
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
	present			past
infinitive	stilla			—
participle	stillandi, stillande			stilter
iæk	stillir	stilli, stille	—	stilti, stilte	stilti, stilte
þū	stillir	stilli, stille	still	stilti, stilte	stilti, stilte
han	stillir	stilli, stille	—	stilti, stilte	stilti, stilte
vīr	stillum, stillom	stillum, stillom	stillum, stillom	stiltum, stiltom	stiltum, stiltom
īr	stillin	stillin	stillin	stiltin	stiltin
þēr	stilla	stillin	—	stiltu, stilto	stiltin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	stillis	stillis, stilles	—	stiltis, stiltes	stiltis, stiltes
þū	stillis	stillis, stilles	—	stiltis, stiltes	stiltis, stiltes
han	stillis	stillis, stilles	—	stiltis, stiltes	stiltis, stiltes
vīr	stillums, stilloms	stillums, stilloms	—	stiltums, stiltoms	stiltums, stiltoms
īr	stillins	stillins	—	stiltins	stiltins
þēr	stillas	stillins	—	stiltus, stiltos	stiltins

Descendants

Swedish: stilla

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Middle Low German stille, from Old Saxon stilli, from Proto-West Germanic *stillī.

Adjective

stilla (comparative mer stilla, superlative mest stilla)

still, calm

Declension

No inflected forms.^[1]^[2]

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish stilla, from Old Norse stilla, borrowed from Middle Low German stillen, from Old Saxon *stillian, from Proto-West Germanic *stillijan.

Verb

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

to still
to make quiet

Conjugation

Conjugation of *stilla* (weak)
	active		passive
infinitive	stilla		stillas
supine	stillat		stillats
imperative	stilla		—
imper. plural¹	stillen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	stillar	stillade	stillas	stillades
ind. plural¹	stilla	stillade	stillas	stillades
subjunctive²	stille	stillade	stilles	stillades

present participle		stillande
past participle		stillad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

stillare

References

^ “stilla”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
^ “stilla”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)

[1] “stilla”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

[2] “stilla”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)

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