"stilla" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [ˈstiːl.la] [Classical-Latin], [ˈstil.la] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Probably a diminutive from stīria (“frozen drop, icicle”), compare Ancient Greek στίλη (stílē, “minute particle, a drop”). Etymology templates: {{cog|grc|στίλη||minute particle, a drop}} Ancient Greek στίλη (stílē, “minute particle, a drop”) Head templates: {{la-noun|stīlla<1>}} stīlla f (genitive stīllae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|stīlla<1>}} Forms: stīlla [canonical, feminine], stīllae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], stīlla [nominative, singular], stīllae [nominative, plural], stīllae [genitive, singular], stīllārum [genitive, plural], stīllae [dative, singular], stīllīs [dative, plural], stīllam [accusative, singular], stīllās [accusative, plural], stīllā [ablative, singular], stīllīs [ablative, plural], stīlla [singular, vocative], stīllae [plural, vocative]
  1. (rare) a drop of a dense, viscous liquid or other non-natural substance (e.g., oil, sap; vinegar) Tags: declension-1, rare Synonyms: gutta
    Sense id: en-stilla-la-noun-CXtGNy~f Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 26 34 40
  2. (figuratively, post-Augustan) a drop, small quantity Tags: declension-1, figuratively, post-Augustan
    Sense id: en-stilla-la-noun-IziSFzgt Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 26 34 40
  3. (Late Latin) a drop of any liquid Tags: Late-Latin, declension-1 Synonyms: gutta
    Sense id: en-stilla-la-noun-C2ikuGQ3 Categories (other): Late Latin, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 37 8 55 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 26 34 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: stīllārium, stīllātim, stīllicidium, stīllō Related terms: stīllanter, stīllātīcius, stīllātiō
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