stilte

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch stilte. Equivalent to stil +‎ -te.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstəl.tə/
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Noun

stilte (plural stiltes)

  1. silence

Derived terms

Dutch

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Etymology

From stil +‎ -te.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɪl.tə/
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  • Hyphenation: stil‧te

Noun

stilte f (plural stilten or stiltes, diminutive stiltetje n)

  1. silence

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: stilte
  • Negerhollands: stilte

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

stilte

  1. simple past of stille

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

stilte

  1. past of stilla