stilus

See also: stílus

English

Noun

stilus (plural stili)

1. Alternative form of stylus

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Finnish

Etymology

From Latin stilus.

Noun

stilus

1. stylus (sharp stick used in ancient times for writing in clay tablets)

Declension

Inflection of stilus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative		stilus	stilukset
genitive		stiluksen	stilusten stiluksien
partitive		stilusta	stiluksia
illative		stilukseen	stiluksiin
		singular	plural
nominative		stilus	stilukset
accusative	nom.	stilus	stilukset
	gen.	stiluksen
genitive		stiluksen	stilusten stiluksien
partitive		stilusta	stiluksia
inessive		stiluksessa	stiluksissa
elative		stiluksesta	stiluksista
illative		stilukseen	stiluksiin
adessive		stiluksella	stiluksilla
ablative		stilukselta	stiluksilta
allative		stilukselle	stiluksille
essive		stiluksena	stiluksina
translative		stilukseksi	stiluksiksi
instructive		—	stiluksin
abessive		stiluksetta	stiluksitta
comitative		—	stiluksineen

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Latin

Alternative forms

• stylus (proscribed)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *steyg-. Cognate to Latin instīgō/instigare, Ancient Greek στίζω (stízō, “to mark with a pointed instrument”) and Proto-Germanic *stikaną (“to stick, to stab”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsti.lus/, [ˈstɪ.ɫʊs]

Noun

stilus m (genitive stilī); second declension

1. A pointed instrument; stake, pale, spike.
2. A stylus or pencil used for writing on waxen tablets.
3. (botany) The stem of a plant.
4. (by extension) The act of setting down in writing, composing, composition; manner of writing, style.
5. (by extension) A style in speaking, manner of speaking.
   • 1826, Stanislaus Julien translating Mencius as Meng Tseu, p. 46:

     Ejus stylus, tunc historicus.

     Its [sc. The Spring and Autumn Annals'] style is historical.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	stilus	stilī
genitive	stilī	stilōrum
dative	stilō	stilīs
accusative	stilum	stilōs
ablative	stilō	stilīs
vocative	stile	stilī

Synonyms

• (stake): pālus, sudis, tālea, vallus

Derived terms

• stilō

Descendants

• Albanian: shtyllë
• Aromanian: stur
• Catalan: estil
• English: style, stylus
• French: style, stylo
• German: Stil (Styl, Stylus)

• Irish: stíl, stíleas
• Italian: stelo, stile, stilo
• Portuguese: estilo
• Romanian: stil, stur
• Spanish: estilo
• Welsh: stil, ystîl

References

• stilus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• stilus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• stilus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• stilus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• stilus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• stilus in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin