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See also: stílus
English[edit]
Noun[edit]
stilus (plural stili)
- Alternative form of stylus
Anagrams[edit]
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
stilus
- stylus (sharp stick used in ancient times for writing in clay tablets)
Declension[edit]
Inflection of stilus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | |||
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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 |
Possessive forms of stilus (type vastaus) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | stilukseni | stiluksemme |
2nd person | stiluksesi | stiluksenne |
3rd person | stiluksensa |
Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- stylus (proscribed)
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg-. Related to instīgō, instigare. Cognate with Ancient Greek στίζω (stízō, “to mark with a pointed instrument”), Proto-Germanic *stikaną (“to stick, to stab”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsti.lus/, [ˈs̠t̪ɪ.ɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsti.lus/, [ˈst̪iː.lus]
Noun[edit]
stilus m (genitive stilī); second declension
- A pointed instrument; stake, pale, spike.
- A stylus or pencil used for writing on waxen tablets.
- (botany) The stem of a plant.
- (by extension) The act of setting down in writing, composing, composition; manner of writing, style.
- (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.
- Ejus stylus, tunc historicus.
- 1826, Stanislaus Julien translating Mencius as Meng Tseu, p. 46:
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | stilus | stilī |
Genitive | stilī | stilōrum |
Dative | stilō | stilīs |
Accusative | stilum | stilōs |
Ablative | stilō | stilīs |
Vocative | stile | stilī |
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Albanian: shtyllë
- Aromanian: stur
- Catalan: estil
- English: style, stylus
- French: style, stylo
- Friulian: stîl
- Galician: esteo, estilo
- German: Stil (Styl, Stylus), Stiel
- Irish: stíl, stíleas
- Italian: stelo, stile, stilo
- Piedmontese: stil
- Portuguese: estilo
- Romanian: stil, stur
- Spanish: estilo
- Welsh: stil, ystîl
References[edit]
- 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
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