tills

== English == === Noun === tills plural of till === Verb === tills third-person singular simple present indicative of till === Anagrams === Still, lilts, still == Swedish == === Alternative forms === tiss, tess === Etymology === Contraction of Old Swedish til þäs. Equivalent to till dess. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɪls/, (colloquial) /tɪs/ === Conjunction === tills until (up to the time that) Synonym: till dess === Preposition === tills (colloquial, sometimes proscribed) until (up to a certain time) ==== Usage notes ==== The prepositional usage of tills is sometimes proscribed in favour of till given its etymology as a contraction of till dess which cannot be used as a preposition, but as the etymology is not clear to everyone, both usages are generally accepted. === References === tills in Svensk ordbok (SO)