-tel

See also: -teľ and Appendix:Variations of "tel"

Czech

Etymology

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

Suffix

-tel m anim or m inan (noun-forming suffix)

  1. suffix appended to words to create an agent noun, indicating a person who does something, much like the English -or
    učit + -telučitel
    stavět + -telstavitel

Derived terms

Czech terms suffixed with -tel

See also

Further reading

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tɛl]

Suffix

-tel

  1. (noun-forming suffix) Added to a verb to form a noun.
    eszik (to eat) + -telétel (food)

Usage notes

  • (noun-forming suffix) Variants:
    -tal is added to back-vowel words
    -tel is added to front-vowel words
    -atal same as -tal with a linking vowel
    -etel same as -tel with a linking vowel

Derived terms

Hungarian nouns suffixed with -tel

See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
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