-ель

See also: Appendix:Variations of "el"

Russian

Alternative forms

  • -аль (-alʹ) — after historically velar and palatal consonants

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ělь. Compare -ль (-lʹ).

Suffix

-ель • (-elʹ) f

  1. Unproductive suffix forming action nouns
    ‎ги́бнуть (gíbnutʹ, “to die”) + ‎-ель (-elʹ) → ‎ги́бель (gíbelʹ, “death”)
    ‎мести́ (mestí, “to sweep, swirl”) + ‎-ель (-elʹ) → ‎мете́ль (metélʹ, “blizzard”)
    ‎качну́ть (kačnútʹ, “to swing”) + ‎-ель (-elʹ) → ‎каче́ль (kačélʹ, “swing”)
    ‎пища́ть (piščátʹ, “to squeak”) + ‎-аль (-alʹ) → ‎пища́ль (piščálʹ, “shepherd's pipe”)

Declension

Derived terms

Russian terms suffixed with -ель
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