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-тель

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Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-teľь.

Suffix

-тел҄ь (-telʹĭ) m

  1. -er, -or; Deverbative nominalizing suffix used to create a masculine agent noun. Usually derived from infinitive (or "aorist") stem of verbs, rarely from root-class verbs, such as:
    Some nouns derive from infinitive stem in -а- or -ѣ-:
    The most common are the nouns with infinitive in -и-:

Derived terms

  • -итель (-itelĭ)
  • -арь (-arĭ)
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Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak -teľ, from Proto-Slavic *-teľь. Deviation from expected *-цель (*-celʹ) likely due to influence from Carpathian Rusyn -тель (-telʹ) and/or Serbo-Croatian -тељ / -telj.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈ-tɛʎ]
  • Rhymes: -ɛʎ
  • Hyphenation: тель

Suffix

-тель (-telʹ) m (feminine equivalent -телька)

  1. (productive) -er, -or; forms masculine agent nouns
    Synonym: -ач (-ač)
    хасновац (xasnovac, to use) + -тель (-telʹ)хаснователь (xasnovatelʹ, user)

Declension

Inanimate:

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Animate:

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Personal:

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Derived terms

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-teľь. Cognate to Old Church Slavonic -тель (-telĭ), Serbo-Croatian -telj and Czech -tel.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-тель (-telʹ) m

  1. -er (a suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a profession, performer of an action or a human relation)
    писа́ть (pisátʹ, to write) + -тель (-telʹ)писа́тель (pisátelʹ, writer)
    предста́вить (predstávitʹ, to represent) + -тель (-telʹ)представи́тель (predstavítelʹ, representative)

Usage notes

  • The stress is usually drawn onto the preceding syllable (but see слу́шатель (slúšatelʹ, listener)).

Declension

Derived terms

See also

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Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian -тель (-telʹ), from Old East Slavic -тель (-telĭ), from Proto-Slavic *-teľь.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-тель (-telʹ) m (feminine -телька)

  1. appended to verbs and nouns to form masculine agent nouns; -er, -or
    ви́зволити (výzvolyty, to liberate, to free, to release) + -тель (-telʹ)визволи́тель (vyzvolýtelʹ, liberator)
    ви́ховати (výxovaty, to raise, to bring up, to nurture) + -тель (-telʹ)вихова́тель (vyxovátelʹ, teacher (of kindergarden/nursery), fosterer, educator)
    ганьби́ти (hanʹbýty, to shame) + -тель (-telʹ)ганьби́тель (hanʹbýtelʹ, shamer)
    гноби́ти (hnobýty, to oppress) + -тель (-telʹ)гноби́тель (hnobýtelʹ, oppressor)
    жи́ти (žýty, to live) + -тель (-telʹ)жи́тель (žýtelʹ, inhabitant, dweller)
    ми́слити (mýslyty, to think) + -тель (-telʹ)мисли́тель (myslýtelʹ, thinker)
    ни́щити (nýščyty, to destroy) + -тель (-telʹ)ни́щитель (nýščytelʹ, destroyer)
    роди́ти (rodýty, to birth) + -тель (-telʹ)роди́тель (rodýtelʹ, parent)
    спасти́ (spastý, to save, to redeem) + -тель (-telʹ)спаси́тель (spasýtelʹ, savior, redeemer)

Usage notes

  • The stress is usually drawn onto the preceding syllable (but see при́ятель (prýjatelʹ, buddy, pal, friend)).

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

Derived terms

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