tilbake

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From til +‎ bak. Cognate with Danish tilbage and Swedish tillbaka.

Adverb

tilbake

back (to or in a previous condition or place)
Han kom tilbake fra ferie. ― He came back from vacation.

Derived terms

References

“tilbake” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

tebakers, tebakert, tilbakerst (dialectal)

Etymology

From til +‎ bak with a fossilized case ending.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɪlˈbɑːkə/

Adverb

tilbake

back (to or in a previous condition or place)

Synonyms

attende

Derived terms

References

“tilbake” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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