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stillen

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈstɪ.lə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: stil‧len

Etymology 1

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From stil +‎ -en.

Verb

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stillen

  1. to calm down, to hold up
    Synonyms: bedaren, kalmeren, stagneren, stelpen, stoppen
Conjugation
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Conjugation of stillen (weak)
infinitive stillen
past singular stilde
past participle gestild
infinitive stillen
gerund stillen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular stil stilde
2nd person sing. (jij) stilt, stil2 stilde
2nd person sing. (u) stilt stilde
2nd person sing. (gij) stilt stilde
3rd person singular stilt stilde
plural stillen stilden
subjunctive sing.1 stille stilde
subjunctive plur.1 stillen stilden
imperative sing. stil
imperative plur.1 stilt
participles stillend gestild
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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stillen

  1. plural of stille

German

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Etymology

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From still (quiet).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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stillen (weak, third-person singular present stillt, past tense stillte, past participle gestillt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to nurse, suckle, breastfeed (a baby)
    Synonyms: die Brust geben, säugen
  2. (transitive) to quench (a need, e.g. hunger)
  3. (transitive) to ease (pain)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Adjective

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stillen

  1. inflection of still:
    1. strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
    2. weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
    3. strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
    4. strong dative plural
    5. weak/mixed all-case plural

Further reading

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  • stillen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • stillen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • stillen” in Duden online
  • stillen” in OpenThesaurus.de