til

See also: TIL, 'til, til-, and тіл

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: tĭl, IPA^(key): /tɪl/
• Rhymes: -ɪl

Etymology 1

From Middle English til, from Old English til (“to, until”), possibly from Old Norse til, both from Proto-Germanic *tila- (“goal”), or Proto-Germanic *til (“to, towards”). Compare to Old Frisian til.

Alternative forms

• 'til

Conjunction

til

1. (colloquial) until, till
   • 2010 May, James Parker, “Revenge of the Wimps”, in The Atlantic Monthly‎^[1], volume 305, number 4, page 38:

     EVEN IF YOU MAKE ME WRITE IN THIS EVERY DAY TIL THEY LET ME OUT OF HERE

Preposition

til

1. (colloquial) until, till
   • 2004 Nov, Harper, Gary W. / Gannon, Christine / Watson, Susan E. / Catania, Joseph A. / Dolcini, M. Margaret, “The Role of Close Friends in African American Adolescents' Dating and Sexual Behavior”, in Journal of Sex Research, volume 41, number 4, pages 351-362:

     I just don't know how to just come out in the blue and say it, so I just wait til it comes up...

   • 2008 Winter, Michael Copperman, “Gone”, in Arkansas Review, volume 39, number 3, Arkansas State University, pages 139-145:

     Let him wander round and kids gone meddle him til he get to fighting again.

2. (archaic) ~ to: as far as; down to; up to, until

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• teel

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɪl/, /tiːl/

Noun

til (plural tils)

1. The sesame plant
2. A species of tree in the Lauraceae family, native to Madeira and the Canary Islands; .

See also

• til seed

Anagrams

• &lit, Lit, TLI, lit, lit.

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Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *dɨl.

Noun

til (accusative [please provide], plural [please provide])

1. tongue
2. language

Declension

Declension of til

nominative	til
genitive	tilniñ
dative	tilge
accusative	tilni
locative	tilde
ablative	tilden

References

• Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[2], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse til, from Proto-Germanic *tila- (“goal”), from Proto-Indo-European *ád (“near, at”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e

Adverb

til

1. more, additional, another

   Giv mig en kage til.

   Give me another cake.

2. to, having as destination

   Gå hen til huset.

   Go to the house.

3. such that something is caused to be in a fitting state
   • 2015, Christine Proksch, Turen Går Til Wien, Politikens Forlag →ISBN

     Kalkstenen smuldrer og skal erstattes, og uafbrudt skyder stilladser i vejret, så der kan slibes til og skiftes ud.

     The limestone crumbles and must be replaced, and scaffolds pop up unceasingly, so that grinding and replacing can take place.

   • 2008, Selvstyrende team - ledelse og organisation, Samfundslitteratur →ISBN, page 35

     Det betyder, at personligheden skal slibes til, sådan at den passer optimalt ind i den konkrete jobprofil, hvilket sker på bekostning af det personlige udtryk.

     This means that personality must be grinded, such that it fits optimally into the job profile in question, which happens at the cost of personal expression.

4. such that some pathway or cavity is blocked

   Kloakken er stoppet til.

   The sewer is blocked.

5. with force

   Tryk til!

   Push forcefully!

Conjunction

til

1. till, until

   Jeg venter til det bliver mørkt.

   I shall wait till it is dark.

Preposition

til

1. to (clarification of this definition is needed)
2. for, intended for

   Jeg har en gave til dig.

   I have a gift for you.

3. interested in, especially sexually; into

   Beklager, jeg er kun til kvinder.

   Sorry, I'm only into women.

   Er du til analsex?

   Are you into anal sex?

4. at (clarification of this definition is needed)
5. by (clarification of this definition is needed)
6. with (clarification of this definition is needed)
7. as (clarification of this definition is needed)

References

• “til” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɪl/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɪl

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

til f (plural tillen, diminutive tilletje n)

1. dovecote

   Synonyms: duiventil, columbarium, duivenhuis

2. (dialectal) bridge, typically a small wooden bridge made of planks
3. (dated) cage trap for catching birds

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

til

1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of tillen
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of tillen

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Dutch Low Saxon

Noun

til

1. bridge

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse til, from Proto-Germanic *tila- (“goal”), from Proto-Indo-European *ád (“near, at”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰiːl/
• Rhymes: -iːl

Preposition

til

1. (with accusative or with genitive) to, towards

Derived terms

• til-

Conjunction

til

1. until

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Gothic

Romanization

til

1. Romanization of 𐍄𐌹𐌻

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse til, from Proto-Germanic *tila- (“goal”), from Proto-Indo-European *ád (“near, at”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰɪ(ː)l/
• Rhymes: -ɪːl

Preposition

til

1. (governs the genitive) to, towards

   Ég fer til Japans.

   I'm going to Japan.

   Ég er með bréf til þín.

   I have a letter [addressed] to you.

Derived terms

• allir vegir liggja til Rómar (“all roads lead to Rome”)
• beina máli til
• beina skrifum til
• koma til dyranna eins og maður er klæddur (“to be one's true self”)
• óska til hamingju (“to congratulate”)
• segja til syndanna (“to lecture, to give a good talking to, to give somebody a thorough talking-to”)
• segja til (“to give instructions”)
• taka til (“to clean, to tidy up”)
• til baka (“back”)
• til dæmis, til að mynda (“for example, exempli gratia”)
• til hamingju með daginn (“congratulations (on the day)”)
• til hamingju (“congratulations”)
• til hægri (“to the right”)
• til vinstri (“to the left”)
• til vopna! (“to arms!”)

 

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Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English till.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /til/

Preposition

til

1. until, till (in time)
2. to, up to, as far as (in space)

Derived terms

• til rivido! (“goodbye!”, literally “until the re-seeing!”)

 

Interjection

til

1. Short for til rivido (“goodbye”).

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Kurdish

til

Noun

1. finger (extremity of the hand)

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Marshallese

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suluq. Cognate with Cebuano sulo, Tagalog sulo, Malay suluh, Palauan tuich.

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [tˠilʲ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /tˠilʲ/
• Bender phonemes: {til}

Noun

til

1. a torch

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• tylle

Etymology

From Old English til (“to, until”), possibly from Old Norse til, both from Proto-Germanic *tila- (“goal”), or Proto-Germanic *til (“to, towards”). Cognate with Old Norse til, Old Frisian til.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /til/

Conjunction

til

1. until, till

   • a. 1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Man of Law's Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales, lines 788-791:

     […] And plesed hym in al that ever she myghte. / He drank, and wel his girdel underpighte; / He slepeth, and he fnorteth in his gyse / Al nyght, til the sonne gan aryse.

     […] and she pleased him with everything she possibly could. / He drank, and his belt became stuffed well; / he slept, and snorted like he usually did / throughout the night, until the sun arose.

Descendants

• English: til, till
• Scots: til

Preposition

til

1. until, till
   • a. 1382, John Wycliffe, “Ezechiel 1:27”, in Wycliffe's Bible:

     And Y ſiȝ as a licneſſe of electre, as the biholding of fier with ynne, bi the cumpas therof; fro the lendis of hym and aboue, and fro þe lendis of him til to bynethe, Y siȝ as the licneſſe of fier ſchynynge in cumpas, […]

     And I saw something like amber, which had something fire spread around within it. From above his torso and his torso up to the bottom (of him), I saw something like fire shining around him, […]

2. (with "to") as far as; down to; up to, until
   • a. 1382, John Wycliffe, “Ezechiel 40:14-15”, in Wycliffe's Bible:

     […] and bifore the face of the ȝate that laſtid til to the face of the porche of the ynner ȝate, he mad fifti cubitis.

     And from in front of the gate's front up to the porch of the inner gate, he measured fifty cubits.

Descendants

• English: til, till
• Scots: til

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse til, from Proto-Germanic *tila- (“goal”), from Proto-Indo-European *ád (“near, at”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɪl/
• Rhymes: -ɪl

Preposition

til

1. to

   fra ... til ... - from ... to ...

Derived terms

Terms derived from til

• tilflukt
• tilgrensende
• tilkjennegi

• tilnavn
• tilrettelegge

• tilskudd
• tilstøtende

References

• “til” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse til, from Proto-Germanic *tila- (“goal”), from Proto-Indo-European *ád (“near, at”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɪlː/

Preposition

til

1. to (indicating destination)

   Dei er på veg til fylkesgrensa.

   They are on their way to the county border.

2. for

   Denne presangen er til deg.

   This present is for you.

3. of (indicating possession)

   Han er faren til guten.

   He is the father of the boy.

4. until

   Me køyrde til me kom fram.

   We drove until we got there.

Adverb

til

1. another, one more

   Eg tek eit kakestykke til.

   I'll take another piece of cake.

Derived terms

• endåtil
• få til
• tilflukt
• tilfrosen

References

• “til” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /til/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *tila-, whence also Old Frisian til, Old High German zil (German Ziel), Old Norse tilr, Gothic 𐍄𐌹𐌻 (til).

Adjective

til

1. good (morally good; competent; useful, etc.)

   Til sceal mid tilum.

   The good shall be with the good.

Declension

Declension of til — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	til	tilu, tilo	til
Accusative	tilne	tile	til
Genitive	tiles	tilre	tiles
Dative	tilum	tilre	tilum
Instrumental	tile	tilre	tile
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	tile	tila, tile	tilu, tilo
Accusative	tile	tila, tile	tilu, tilo
Genitive	tilra	tilra	tilra
Dative	tilum	tilum	tilum
Instrumental	tilum	tilum	tilum

Declension of til — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	tila	tile	tile
Accusative	tilan	tilan	tile
Genitive	tilan	tilan	tilan
Dative	tilan	tilan	tilan
Instrumental	tilan	tilan	tilan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	tilan	tilan	tilan
Accusative	tilan	tilan	tilan
Genitive	tilra, tilena	tilra, tilena	tilra, tilena
Dative	tilum	tilum	tilum
Instrumental	tilum	tilum	tilum

Etymology 2

Possibly from Old Norse til though the OED has it as "Germanic" and related to Old Norse til and to Old Frisian til

Preposition

til

1. to, until, unto

   Ðá cueð til him ðe Hǽlend

   Then quoth unto them the Savior.

   • c. 800, Ruthwell Cross, found in Ruthwell, Scotland.

     ᛣᚱᛁᛋᛏ ᚹᚫᛋ ᚩᚾ ᚱᚩᛞᛁ ᚻᚹᛖᚦᚱᚨ / ᚦᛖᚱ ᚠᚢᛋᚨ ᚠᛠᚱᚱᚪᚾ ᛣᚹᚩᛗᚢ / ᚨᚦᚦᛁᛚᚨ ᛏᛁᛚ ᚪᚾᚢᛗ

     Krist wæs on rodi. Hweþræ'/ þer fusæ fearran kwomu / æþþilæ til anum.

     Christ was on the cross. Yet / the brave came there from afar / to their lord.

Noun

til n (nominative plural tilas)

1. use, service, convenience

   Gewritu secgaþ ðæt seó wiht sý mid moncynne miclum ticlum sweotol and gesýne, sundorcræft hafaþ.

   Writings say that those beings were to mankind of great service; they clearly and obviously had special powers.

2. goodness, kindness

   Me on ðínum tile gelǽr ðæt ic teala cunne ðín sóðfæst weorc healdan.

   Thy goodness teaches me that I should maintain your righteous work.

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *til (“to, towards”). Cognate with Old English til, Old Frisian til.

Preposition

til

1. (with genitive) to, towards

Descendants

• Runic Old East Norse: ᛏᛁᛚ (til)
  • Old Swedish: til, tel, te
    • Swedish: till
  • Old Danish: til
    • Danish: til

• Faroese: til
• Icelandic: til
• Norwegian: til (Bokmål), til (Nynorsk)
• , , , ,

References

• “til”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “til” in: Richard Cleasby, Guðbrandur Vigfússon — An Icelandic-English Dictionary (1874)

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Occitan tille, from Latin titulus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtiɫ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃiw/
  • Homophone: tio
• Hyphenation: til

Noun

til m (plural tis or tiles)

1. tilde, a diacritic (˜). Used in Portuguese to indicate a nasal vowel.
2. trifle (something of little importance or worth)

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Uzbek

Other scripts
Cyrillic	тил‍
Latin	til‍
Perso-Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *dɨl.

Noun

til (plural tillar)

1. tongue
2. language