-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 + ‎-tel → ‎učitel
      stavět + ‎-tel → ‎stavitel

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    Hungarian

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [tɛl]

    Suffix

    -tel

    1. (noun-forming suffix) Added to a verb to form a noun.
      eszik (to eat) + ‎-tel → ‎étel (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

    See also

    • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes