tilfredsstille

Danish

Etymology

From tilfreds + stille. Calque of German zufriedenstellen.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): [tˢeˈfʁɛsˌsd̥elˀə]

Verb

tilfredsstille (imperative tilfredsstil, infinitive at tilfredsstille, present tense tilfredsstiller, past tense tilfredsstillede, perfect tense har tilfredsstillet)

  1. to satisfy
  2. to content

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From tilfreds + stille, after German zufriedenstellen.

Verb

tilfredsstille (imperative tilfredsstill, present tense tilfredsstiller, simple past tilfredsstilte, past participle tilfredsstilt, present participle tilfredsstillende)

  1. to fulfil (to suit a need or purpose satisfactorily)
  2. to satisfy; to sate (one's hunger, lust or desire)

Derived terms

References

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