Stille

See also: stille and stillé

German

Etymology

From Middle High German stille, from Old High German stillī; equivalent to still +‎ -e (“-ness”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtɪlə/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Stil‧le

Noun

Stille f (genitive Stille, no plural)

  1. stillness, silence

Declension
Declension of Stille [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Stille
genitive einer der Stille
dative einer der Stille
accusative eine die Stille

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Russian: штиль (štilʹ)

See also

Further reading
  • “Stille” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Stille” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Stille” in Duden online
  • Stille on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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