doodstil

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch doodstil. Equivalent to dood +‎ stil.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdʊə̯t.stəl/

Adjective

doodstil (attributive doodstille, not comparable)

  1. silent as the grave

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of dood +‎ stil.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /doːtˈstɪl/
  • Hyphenation: dood‧stil

Adjective

doodstil (not comparable)

  1. silent as the grave

Inflection
Inflection of doodstil
uninflected doodstil
inflected doodstille
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial doodstil
indefinite m./f. sing. doodstille
n. sing. doodstil
plural doodstille
definite doodstille
partitive doodstils

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: doodstil
  • → West Frisian: deastil (calque)
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