tilbake

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Adverb

tilbake

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

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • tebakers, tebarsatt, tebakert, tilbakerst (dialectal)

Etymology

From til +‎ bak with a fossilized case ending.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɪlˈbɑːkə/

Adverb

tilbake

  1. back (to or in a previous condition or place)

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