stiltje
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Dutch stilte. Either influenced by Dutch stilletjes, or by Swedish kultje (itself from Dutch koeltje, diminutive of koelte). Cognate of English still.
Noun
[edit]stiltje c
- calm, lull (period with no wind)
- Synonyms: vindstilla, bleke
- (figuratively) calm, lull (low activity)
- Synonym: lugn
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | stiltje | stiltjes |
| definite | stiltjen | stiltjens | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
References
[edit]- stiltje in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- stiltje in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- stiltje in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- stiltje in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- stiltje in Svenskt nautiskt lexikon (1920)