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/

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• 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

• Funkstille
• Grabesstille
• Totenstille
• Windstille

 

Descendants

• → Russian: штиль (štilʹ)

See also

• Schweigen n

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