Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word til. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in til.
Definitions and meaning of til
til
Etymology 1
From Middle Englishtil, from Old Englishtil(“to, until”), possibly from Old Norsetil, both from Proto-Germanic*tilą(“goal”), or Proto-Germanic*til(“to, towards”). Compare to Old Frisiantil.
Alternative forms
'til
Pronunciation
enPR: tĭl, təl, IPA(key): /tɪl/, /təl/
Rhymes: -ɪl, -əl
Conjunction
til
(colloquial) until, till
Preposition
til
(colloquial) until, till
(archaic)~ to: as far as; down to; up to, until
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
teel
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /tɪl/, /tiːl/
Noun
til (pluraltils)
The sesame plant
A species of tree in the Lauraceae family, native to Madeira and the Canary Islands; Ocotea foetens.
See also
til seed
Anagrams
&lit, Lit, TLI, lit, lit.
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic*dɨl.
Noun
til
tongue
language
Declension
References
Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M., Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary][2], Simferopol: Dolya, 2002, →ISBN
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norsetil, from Proto-Germanic*tilą(“goal”), cognate with Swedishtill(“to”), Englishtill, GermanZieln(“goal”). The preposition has arisen from an adverbial use of the noun, lit. "(with) the goal of something". In Old Norse, the preposition governs the genitive, a usage which is preserved in certain fixed phrased in Danish.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /te(l)/, [tˢel], [tˢe]
Preposition
til
to, towards(direction or goal of a physical movement)
towards(the way a thing is turned)
to, until(the upper limit)
for(the purpose or the beneficiary)
into, interested in (especially sexually)
at(at a certain point in time, with certain nouns)
by, by(not later than)
(together) with(e.g. accompanying food)
on, by(the mean of transportation)
Archaic case forms
The preposition governed the genitive in Old Norse and Old Danish. This usage is preserved in several fixed phrases (always with the noun in the indefinite singular):
In many phrases, the noun ends in -e, which is either 1) an old genitive plural (Old Norse -a), 2) an old genitive singular in a different declension (Old Norse -ar), or 3) an old dative singular (Old Norse -i), analogically after other case relict phrases:
Adverb
til
more, additional, another
to, having as destination
such that something is caused to be in a fitting state
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such that some pathway or cavity is blocked
with force
Conjunction
til
till, until
References
“til” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /tɪl/
Rhymes: -ɪl
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
tilf (pluraltillen, diminutivetilletjen)
dovecote
Synonyms:duiventil, columbarium, duivenhuis
(dialectal)bridge, typically a small wooden bridge made of planks
(dated) cage trap for catching birds
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
til
first-person singular present indicative of tillen
imperative of tillen
Dutch Low Saxon
Noun
til
bridge
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norsetil, from Proto-Germanic*tila-(“goal”), from Proto-Indo-European*ád(“near, at”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /tʰiːl/
Rhymes: -iːl
Preposition
til
(with accusative or with genitive) to, towards
Derived terms
til-
Conjunction
til
until
Gothic
Romanization
til
Romanization of 𐍄𐌹𐌻
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norsetil, from Proto-Germanic*tila-(“goal”), from Proto-Indo-European*ád(“near, at”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /tʰɪ(ː)l/
Rhymes: -ɪːl
Preposition
til
(governs the genitive) to, towards
Derived terms
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from Englishtill.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /til/
Preposition
til
until, till (in time)
to, up to, as far as (in space)
Derived terms
Interjection
til
Short for til rivido(“goodbye”).
Marshallese
Etymology
From Proto-Micronesian *sulu, from Proto-Oceanic*suluq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*suluq. Cognate with Cebuanosulo, Tagalogsulo, Malaysuluh, Palauantuich.
Pronunciation
(phonetic) IPA(key): [tˠilʲ]
(phonemic) IPA(key): /tˠilʲ/
Bender phonemes: {til}
Noun
til
a torch
References
Marshallese–English Online Dictionary
Middle English
Alternative forms
tylle
Etymology
From Old Englishtil(“to, until”), possibly from Old Norsetil, both from Proto-Germanic*tila-(“goal”), or Proto-Germanic*til(“to, towards”). Cognate with Old Norsetil, Old Frisiantil.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /til/
Conjunction
til
until, till
Descendants
English: til, till
Scots: til
Yola: del
References
“til, conj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Preposition
til
until, till
(with "to") as far as; down to; up to, until
Descendants
English: til, till
Scots: til
Yola: del
References
“til, prep.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Adverb
til
to
References
“til, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Northern Kurdish
Noun
tilf
finger (extremity of the hand)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norsetil, from Proto-Germanic*tila-(“goal”), from Proto-Indo-European*ád(“near, at”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /tɪl/
Rhymes: -ɪl
Preposition
til
to
Derived terms
References
“til” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norsetil, from Proto-Germanic*tila-(“goal”), from Proto-Indo-European*ád(“near, at”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /tɪlː/ (example of pronunciation)
Preposition
til
to (indicating destination)
for
of(indicating possession)
until
Adverb
til
another, one more
Derived terms
endåtil
få til
tilflukt
tilfrosen
References
“til” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /til/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic*tila-, whence also Old Frisiantil, Old High Germanzil (GermanZiel), Old Norsetilr, Gothic𐍄𐌹𐌻(til).
Adjective
til
good (morally good; competent; useful, etc.)
Declension
Noun
tiln (nominative pluraltilas)
use, service, convenience
goodness, kindness
Etymology 2
Possibly from Old Norsetil though the OED has it as "Germanic" and related to Old Norsetil and to Old Frisiantil
Preposition
til
to, until, unto
c. 800, Ruthwell Cross, found in Ruthwell, Scotland.
Descendants
Middle English: til, tylle
English: til, till
Scots: til
Yola: del
References
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic*tilą(“goal”). Cognate with Old Englishtil, Old Frisiantil, GermanZieln(“goal”). The preposition has arisen from an adverbial use of the noun, lit. "(with) the goal of something"; this is also the reason it takes the genitive.
Preposition
til
(with genitive) to, towards
Descendants
References
Douglas Harper, “till”, in Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2021.
til in Geir T. Zoëga, A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1910
“til” in: Richard Cleasby, Guðbrandur Vigfússon — An Icelandic-English Dictionary (1874)
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Occitantille, from Latintitulus. Doublet of título.
Pronunciation
(Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈtiɫ/
(Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃiw/
Homophone: tio
Hyphenation: til
Noun
tilm (pluraltis ortiles)
tilde, a diacritic (˜). Used in Portuguese to indicate a nasal vowel.