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From Middle Danish tillbaghe, originally a preposition phrase with til (“to”) and the old genitive plural of bag (“back”). Compare Swedish tillbaka, Icelandic til baka, Norwegian tilbake. A similar formation, with a different noun, in German zurück, Dutch terug, Low German torügg.

• IPA^(key): /teˈbaːjə/, [t͡sʰe̝ˈb̥ɛːɪ], [t͡sʰe̝ˈb̥ɛːɛ]

tilbage

1. back
2. left, remaining
3. backwards (direction)

• “tilbage” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “tilbage” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog