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
abessive		stiluksetta	stiluksitta
instructive		—	stiluksin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of stilus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative stilukseni stilukseni accusative nom. stilukseni stilukseni gen. stilukseni genitive stilukseni stilusteni stiluksieni partitive stilustani stiluksiani inessive stiluksessani stiluksissani elative stiluksestani stiluksistani illative stilukseeni stiluksiini adessive stiluksellani stiluksillani ablative stilukseltani stiluksiltani allative stilukselleni stiluksilleni essive stiluksenani stiluksinani translative stiluksekseni stiluksikseni abessive stiluksettani stiluksittani instructive — — comitative — stiluksineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative stiluksesi stiluksesi accusative nom. stiluksesi stiluksesi gen. stiluksesi genitive stiluksesi stilustesi stiluksiesi partitive stilustasi stiluksiasi inessive stiluksessasi stiluksissasi elative stiluksestasi stiluksistasi illative stilukseesi stiluksiisi adessive stiluksellasi stiluksillasi ablative stilukseltasi stiluksiltasi allative stiluksellesi stiluksillesi essive stiluksenasi stiluksinasi translative stilukseksesi stiluksiksesi abessive stiluksettasi stiluksittasi instructive — — comitative — stiluksinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative stiluksemme stiluksemme accusative nom. stiluksemme stiluksemme gen. stiluksemme genitive stiluksemme stilustemme stiluksiemme partitive stilustamme stiluksiamme inessive stiluksessamme stiluksissamme elative stiluksestamme stiluksistamme illative stilukseemme stiluksiimme adessive stiluksellamme stiluksillamme ablative stilukseltamme stiluksiltamme allative stiluksellemme stiluksillemme essive stiluksenamme stiluksinamme translative stilukseksemme stiluksiksemme abessive stiluksettamme stiluksittamme instructive — — comitative — stiluksinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative stiluksenne stiluksenne accusative nom. stiluksenne stiluksenne gen. stiluksenne genitive stiluksenne stilustenne stiluksienne partitive stilustanne stiluksianne inessive stiluksessanne stiluksissanne elative stiluksestanne stiluksistanne illative stilukseenne stiluksiinne adessive stiluksellanne stiluksillanne ablative stilukseltanne stiluksiltanne allative stiluksellenne stiluksillenne essive stiluksenanne stiluksinanne translative stilukseksenne stiluksiksenne abessive stiluksettanne stiluksittanne instructive — — comitative — stiluksinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative stiluksensa stiluksensa accusative nom. stiluksensa stiluksensa gen. stiluksensa genitive stiluksensa stilustensa stiluksiensa partitive stilustaan stilustansa stiluksiaan stiluksiansa inessive stiluksessaan stiluksessansa stiluksissaan stiluksissansa elative stiluksestaan stiluksestansa stiluksistaan stiluksistansa illative stilukseensa stiluksiinsa adessive stiluksellaan stiluksellansa stiluksillaan stiluksillansa ablative stilukseltaan stilukseltansa stiluksiltaan stiluksiltansa allative stilukselleen stiluksellensa stiluksilleen stiluksillensa essive stiluksenaan stiluksenansa stiluksinaan stiluksinansa translative stiluksekseen stilukseksensa stiluksikseen stiluksiksensa abessive stiluksettaan stiluksettansa stiluksittaan stiluksittansa instructive — — comitative — stiluksineen stiluksinensa

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Latin

Alternative forms

• stylus (proscribed)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsti.lus/, [ˈs̠t̪ɪɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsti.lus/, [ˈst̪iːlus]

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.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

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
• Galician: esteo, estilo
• German: Stil (Styl, Stylus), Stiel

• 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 with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 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