vindstilla

Swedish

Etymology

vind (wind) + stilla (still)

Adjective

vindstilla

  1. windless, calm ((currently) without wind)
    Synonym: (uncommon) vindlös
    Det är vindstilla ute idag
    There is no wind outside today ("It is windstill outside today")
    en vindstilla fjärd
    a calm / (currently) windless bay
    • 1932, Evert Taube (lyrics and music), “Calle Schewens vals [Calle Schewen's waltz]”:
      Då vilar min blommande ö vid din barm, du dunkelblå, vindstilla fjärd.
      Then my blossoming island rests on your bosom, you dark blue, still archipelago/bay.

Inflection

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Noun

vindstilla c

  1. windlessness, lack of wind, calm, still air
    Synonym: stiltje

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

See also

References

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