stille

See also: Stille, and stillé

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsd̥elə]

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

stille (uninflected)

1. still
2. quiet
3. calm
4. silent

Synonyms

• (still, not moving): ubevægelig
• (still, quiet): tyst
• (still, calm): rolig fredelig
• (silent): tavs

Adverb

stille

1. still, quietly, silently

Noun

stille n

1. calm (period without wind)

Derived terms

• blikstille
• vindstille

Etymology 2

Merger of Old Norse stilla (“to calm”), borrowed from Middle Low German stillen, from Old Saxon *stillian, from Proto-West Germanic *stillijan, and Middle Low German stellen (“to place”), from Old Saxon stellian, from Proto-West Germanic *stalljan.

Verb

stille (past tense stillede, past participle stillet)

1. to put, place, stand
2. to set (put; adjust)
3. to muster, turn up
4. to report (appear or present oneself)
5. to supply, furnish
6. to satisfy (to meet needs, to fulfill)
7. to quench, slake
8. to allay, alleviate

Conjugation

Inflection of stille

	present	past
simple	stiller	stillede
perfect	har stillet	havde stillet
passive	stilles	stilledes
participle	stillende	stillet
imperative	stil	—
infinitive	stille	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	stillen	—

Synonyms

• (put): anbringe, sætte
• (satisfy, quench): mætte, opfylde
• (allay, alleviate): dæmpe, fjerne

Dutch

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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Noun

stille m or f (plural stillen)

1. silent person, who rarely speaks
2. undercover agent (male only)

Adjective

stille

1. inflection of stil:
   1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
   2. definite neuter singular attributive
   3. plural attributive

German

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Verb

stille

1. inflection of stillen:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. singular imperative
   3. first/third-person singular subjunctive I

Etymology 2

Adjective

stille

1. inflection of still:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Noun

stille f

1. plural of stilla

Anagrams

• stelli

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English stille, from Proto-West Germanic *stillī.

Alternative forms

• stil, stile

Adjective

stille

1. silent, noiseless

Descendants

• English: still

References

• “stille, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

From Old English stille.

Alternative forms

• stile, stil, stel, stele

Adverb

stille

1. silently, noiselessly

Descendants

• English: still

References

• “stille, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 3

From stille (adj).

Noun

stille (uncountable)

1. (rare) calm (after a storm)

Descendants

• English: still
• Yola: sthill

References

• “stille, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse stilla, from Proto-West Germanic *stillijan.

Adjective

stille (indeclinable)

1. silent
2. still
3. quiet

Derived terms

Terms derived from stille (adjective)

• Stillehavet
• stillesittende
• stillestående
• stillhet
• vindstille

 

Etymology 2

From Old Norse stilla and Middle Low German stellen.

Verb

stille (imperative still, present tense stiller, passive stilles, simple past stilte, past participle stilt, present participle stillende)

1. to set
2. to ask (a question)

Derived terms

Terms derived from stille (verb)

• ferdigstille
• forestille
• forstille
• framstille, fremstille
• innstille
• likestille
• nullstille
• omstille
• tilfredsstille
• utstille

 

Etymology 3

From Old Norse stilla.

Verb

stille (imperative still, present tense stiller, simple past stillet or stilte, past participle stillet or stilt, present participle stillende)

1. (transitive, archaic, medicine) to calm; to still

   han stillet det blødende såret

   he stilled the bleeding wound

   • Psalms, 65:8

     du stillet bølgene

     you stilled the waves

Usage notes

The verb is used only in idiomatic contexts in this form, i.e. in Biblical language and in relation to making a bleeding stop, although in the latter context stanse would still be a preferred term.

Derived terms

• smertestillende

References

• “stille” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²stɪlːə/

Etymology 1

From the adjective still.

Noun

stille f (definite singular stilla, indefinite plural stiller, definite plural stillene)

1. quiet

   Eg likar stilla her på bygda.

   I like the quiet here in the countryside.

Etymology 2

From Norwegian Bokmål stille, probably from Middle Low German.

Alternative forms

• still

Adjective

stille

1. still (not moving)

   Han stod heilt stille.

   He stood totally still.

2. quiet, silent.

   Han laga ikkje ein lyd. Han var heilt stille.

   He did not make a sound. He was totally quiet.

3. definite of still
4. plural of still

Derived terms

• stillferdig
• svartstill

Etymology 3

Verb

stille (present tense stiller, past tense stilte, past participle stilt, passive infinitive stillast, present participle stillande, imperative still)

1. Alternative form of stilla

Derived terms

• forstille
• innstille

References

• “stille” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *stillī.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstil.le/, [ˈstiɫ.ɫe]

Adjective

stille

1. still
   • 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 8‎^[1]:

     Þonne iċ būgendre stefne styrme, stille on wīcum sittað hnīgende.

     When I shout with bending voice, the still men sit bowing in dwellings.

2. quiet
3. calm

Declension

Declension of stille — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	stille	stillu, stillo	stille
Accusative	stilne	stille	stille
Genitive	stilles	stilre	stilles
Dative	stillum	stilre	stillum
Instrumental	stille	stilre	stille
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	stille	stilla, stille	stillu, stillo
Accusative	stille	stilla, stille	stillu, stillo
Genitive	stilra	stilra	stilra
Dative	stillum	stillum	stillum
Instrumental	stillum	stillum	stillum

Declension of stille — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	stilla	stille	stille
Accusative	stillan	stillan	stille
Genitive	stillan	stillan	stillan
Dative	stillan	stillan	stillan
Instrumental	stillan	stillan	stillan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	stillan	stillan	stillan
Accusative	stillan	stillan	stillan
Genitive	stilra, stillena	stilra, stillena	stilra, stillena
Dative	stillum	stillum	stillum
Instrumental	stillum	stillum	stillum

Derived terms

• stilnes

Descendants

• Middle English: stille
  • English: still
  • Scots: stil, still