stilling

English

Etymology 1

Verb

stilling

  1. present participle of still

Etymology 2

Compare Low German Stelling, German stellen (“to set, to place”).

Noun

stilling (plural stillings)

  1. (obsolete, Britain, dialect) A stillion.

Anagrams

Icelandic

Etymology

From stilla (“adjust, tune”) +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɪtliŋk/
  • Rhymes: -ɪtliŋk

Noun

stilling f (genitive singular stillingar, nominative plural stillingar)

  1. adjustment
  2. composure
  3. (music) tuning

Declension

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From stille +‎ -ing

Noun

stilling f, m (definite singular stillinga or stillingen, indefinite plural stillinger, definite plural stillingene)

  1. position
  2. post (position in employment)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From stille +‎ -ing

Noun

stilling f (definite singular stillinga, indefinite plural stillingar, definite plural stillingane)

  1. position
  2. post (position in employment)

References

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