stilling

English

Etymology 1

Verb

stilling

1. present participle and gerund of still

Noun

stilling (plural stillings)

1. The act by which something is made still.
   • 2011, Griselda Pollock, Maxim Silverman, Concentrationary Cinema:

     Rivette's interdiction on the tracking shot in Kapò contrasted with the double structure of arrests/stillings of image and spectator in Night and Fog served as an ethico-political talisman for all Daney's mature film criticism.

Etymology 2

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

Noun

stilling (plural stillings)

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

Anagrams

• liltings, tillings

Danish

Etymology

From stille +‎ -ing.

Noun

stilling

1. position
2. post (position in employment)

Inflection

Declension of stilling

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	stilling	stillinget	stillinger	stillingerne
genitive	stillings	stillingets	stillingers	stillingernes

Derived terms

• ståstilling
• særstilling

 

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

Derived terms

• hjartastilling

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From stille +‎ -ing.

Noun

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

1. position
2. post (position in employment)

Derived terms

• særstilling

References

• “stilling” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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)

Derived terms

• særstilling

References

• “stilling” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.