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.