Russian

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

Declension

Usage notes

A partitive case appears in the expression с ты́лу ‎(s týlu, “from the back”) (also с ты́ла ‎(s týla), with the expected genitive case).

Synonyms

• зад m ‎(zad)

Related terms

References

• Fasmer, Maks (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

Udmurt

Noun

тыл • ‎(tyl)

1. fire

Yakut

Noun

тыл • ‎(tıl)

1. tongue