тыл

Etymology

From Old East Slavic тꙑлъ (tylŭ), from Proto-Slavic *tylъ (“back of the head, back”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɨl]

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Noun

тыл • (tyl) m inan (genitive ты́ла, nominative plural тылы́, genitive plural тыло́в)

1. back, rear

   с ты́ла ― s týla ― at the rear/from the rear/in the rear

   подходи́ть/подойти́ с ты́ла/ты́лу ― podxodítʹ/podojtí s týla/týlu ― to approach from the back

2. (military) rear (the part of an army or fleet which comes last)

   Тыл Вооружëнных Сил Росси́йской Федера́ции ― Tyl Vooružënnyx Sil Rossíjskoj Federácii ― Rear of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

3. (military) home front

   наро́дная борьба́ в тылу́ ― naródnaja borʹbá v tylú ― popular struggle in the homefront

   служи́ть/послужи́ть в тылу́ ― služítʹ/poslužítʹ v tylú ― to serve in the homefront

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “тыл”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačev O. N., Moscow: Progress
• Černyx, P. Ja. (1999), “тыл”, in Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 2, 3rd reprint edition, Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 275

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *tule.

Noun

тыл • (tyl)

1. fire

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *dɨl (“tongue”). Cognate with Turkish dil.

Noun

тыл • (tıl)

1. tongue