-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

Derived terms

Czech terms suffixed with -tel

See also

• -ář
• -éř
• -íř
• -ista

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

1. (noun suffix) Added to a verb to form a noun.

   eszik (“to eat”) → étel (“food”)

Usage notes

• (noun suffix) Harmonic 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