stilla

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɪtla/
• Rhymes: -ɪtla

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

stilla — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að stilla
supine (sagnbót)		stillt
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		stillandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég stilli	við stillum	present (nútíð)	ég stilli	við stillum
	þú stillir	þið stillið		þú stillir	þið stillið
	hann, hún, það stillir	þeir, þær, þau stilla		hann, hún, það stilli	þeir, þær, þau stilli
past (þátíð)	ég stillti	við stilltum	past (þátíð)	ég stillti	við stilltum
	þú stilltir	þið stilltuð		þú stilltir	þið stilltuð
	hann, hún, það stillti	þeir, þær, þau stilltu		hann, hún, það stillti	þeir, þær, þau stilltu
imperative (boðháttur)	still (þú)	stillið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	stilltu	stilliði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

stillast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að stillast
supine (sagnbót)		stillst
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		stillandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég stillist	við stillumst	present (nútíð)	ég stillist	við stillumst
	þú stillist	þið stillist		þú stillist	þið stillist
	hann, hún, það stillist	þeir, þær, þau stillast		hann, hún, það stillist	þeir, þær, þau stillist
past (þátíð)	ég stilltist	við stilltumst	past (þátíð)	ég stilltist	við stilltumst
	þú stilltist	þið stilltust		þú stilltist	þið stilltust
	hann, hún, það stilltist	þeir, þær, þau stilltust		hann, hún, það stilltist	þeir, þær, þau stilltust
imperative (boðháttur)	stillst (þú)	stillist (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	stillstu	stillisti *
* 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)
	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)
	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

Synonyms

• (to tune (an instrument)): stemma

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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

Anagrams

• stalli

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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

• stillicidium
• stillō

Related terms

• stillanter
• stillātīcius

• stillātiō

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 Félix Gaffiot’s Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette (1934)

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Maltese

Etymology

From Sicilian stidda, from Latin stēlla. The plural is formed according to a pattern common in inherited words.

Prounciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɪllɐ/

Noun

stilla f (plural stilel)

1. star

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²stɪlːɑ/

Noun

stilla f

1. definite singular of stille

Alternative forms

• stille
• stella
• stelle

Verb

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

1. to place, put, position

   Eg stiller denne vasen på bordet.

   I place this vase on the table.

2. 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)

1. 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.

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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

Conjugation of stilla (weak)

	present			past
infinitive	stilla			—
participle	stillandi, -e			stilter
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	stillir	stilli, -e	—	stilti, -e	stilti, -e
þū	stillir	stilli, -e	still	stilti, -e	stilti, -e
han	stillir	stilli, -e	—	stilti, -e	stilti, -e
vīr	stillum, -om	stillum, -om	stillum, -om	stiltum, -om	stiltum, -om
īr	stillin	stillin	stillin	stiltin	stiltin
þēr	stilla	stillin	—	stiltu, -o	stiltin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	stillis	stillis, -es	—	stiltis, -es	stiltis, -es
þū	stillis	stillis, -es	—	stiltis, -es	stiltis, -es
han	stillis	stillis, -es	—	stiltis, -es	stiltis, -es
vīr	stillums, -oms	stillums, -oms	—	stiltums, -oms	stiltums, -oms
īr	stillins	stillins	—	stiltins	stiltins
þēr	stillas	stillins	—	stiltus, -os	stiltins

Descendants

• Swedish: stilla

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Swedish

Pronunciation

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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

• Stilla havet

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

Conjugation of stilla (weak)

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

Related terms

• stillare