телек

Russian

Etymology

From the first syllable of телеви́зор (televízor, “television”) +‎ -ик (-ik, diminutive suffix), reinterpreted (due to identical pronunciation and concordance with the prefix теле- (tele-)) as the suffix -ек (-ek).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈtʲelʲɪk]

Noun

те́лек • (télek) m inan (genitive те́лека, nominative plural те́леки, genitive plural те́леков)

  1. (proscribed, colloquial) Misspelling of те́лик (télik); television

Usage notes

About 1.5–2× as common as the correct spelling.

Declension
Declension of те́лек (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative те́лек
télek		 те́леки
téleki
genitive те́лека
téleka		 те́леков
télekov
dative те́леку
téleku		 те́лекам
télekam
accusative те́лек
télek		 те́леки
téleki
instrumental те́леком
télekom		 те́леками
télekami
prepositional те́леке
téleke		 те́леках
télekax
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