dilla

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German dille, from Old High German dilla, from Proto-Germanic *þiljǭ (“board, plank; flooring, deck”). Cognate with German Diele, English thill.

Noun

dilla f (plural dillen) (Sette Comuni)

1. attic, loft
2. hayloft

   'S höobe, bénne z'ist dórre, khimmet gapracht in de dilla.

   The hay, when dried, is placed in the hayloft.

Declension

Declension of dilla – 6th declension

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	an	de	dilla	de	dillen
accusative	an	de	dilla	de	dillen
dative	anara	dar	dillen	in	dillen

References

• “dilla” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974), Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Italian

Verb

dilla

1. compound of di', the second-person singular imperative form of dire, with la

Anagrams

• dalli

Swedish

Etymology

dille (“delirium”) +‎ -a

Verb

dilla (present dillar, preterite dillade, supine dillat, imperative dilla)

1. (colloquial) to talk nonsense

   Vad dillar du om?

   What are you on about?

Conjugation

Conjugation of dilla (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	dilla		dillas
supine	dillat		dillats
imperative	dilla		—
imper. plural1	dillen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	dillar	dillade	dillas	dillades
ind. plural1	dilla	dillade	dillas	dillades
subjunctive2	dille	dillade	dilles	dillades
present participle		dillande
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

• dilla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• dilla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• dilla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)