-tel

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Czech

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Etymology

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

Suffix

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-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

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Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-tel

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

Usage notes

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  • (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

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