-tel
See also: -teľ and Appendix:Variations of "tel"
Czech Edit
Etymology Edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-teľь. Cognate to Old Church Slavonic -тєль (-telĭ), Serbo-Croatian -telj and Russian -тель (-telʹ).
Suffix Edit
-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 Edit
See also Edit
Further reading Edit
- Některé typy názvů osob podle činnosti v českém jazyce, Naše řeč (1956)
- -tel in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
Hungarian Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Suffix Edit
-tel
Usage notes Edit
- (noun suffix) Harmonic variants: