attantil

attantil

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From attan +‎ til.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɑtːɑntɪl/

Preposition

attantil

1. behind

Synonyms

• attanfor
• bak

Adverb

attantil

1. from behind
   • 1891, Jens Tvedt, "Vanheppa: forteljing":

     Men ho og rodde, so han saag henne berre attantil.

     But she was rowing as well, so he only saw her from behind.

2. in the back
   • 1878, Kristofer Janson, "Skildringar fraa Italia: fortalde fyre norske Landsfolket":

     […] og so ligg den vide Kampagne framfyre Augat som eit Hav og lengst attantil ris det upp som ein rund Koll.

     […] and then the wide campagna stretches in front of your eye like an ocean and in the back something rises like a round hillock.

Synonyms

• (from behind): attanfor
• (in the back): bak, baki

References

• “attantil” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.