stillen

See also: Stillen

Dutch

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From stil +‎ -en.

Verb

stillen

  1. to calm down, to hold up
    Synonyms: bedaren, kalmeren, stagneren, stelpen, stoppen
Conjugation
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.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

stillen

  1. plural of stille

German

Etymology

From still (quiet).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtɪlən/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

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

Derived terms

Adjective

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

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