-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)
- suffix appended to words to create an agent noun, indicating a person who does something, much like the English -or
Derived terms
Czech terms suffixed with -tel
See also
Further reading
- Některé typy názvů osob podle činnosti v českém jazyce, Naše řeč (1956)
- -tel in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tɛl]
Suffix
-tel
Usage notes
- (noun-forming suffix) Variants:
Derived terms
Hungarian nouns suffixed with -tel
See also
- Appendix:Hungarian suffixes