Ziil

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German zil, from Old High German zil, from Proto-Germanic *tila- (“goal”). Cognate with German Ziel, Old English til, Icelandic til, Gothic 𐍄𐌹𐌻 (til).

Pronunciation
  • (Zurich) IPA(key): [tsɪːl]

Noun

Ziil n (plural Ziil)

  1. goal, target, destination
    • 1978, Rolf Lyssy and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript):
      Sis Ziil isch än eigeti Praxis z'eröffne.
      His goal is to open his own practice.
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