-ль

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-lь, from *-lъ +‎ *-ь. Compare -ель (-elʹ), -лый (-lyj).

Suffix

-ль • (-lʹ) f

  1. Unproductive suffix forming action nouns
    ‎порасти́ (porastí, “to grow shoots”) + ‎-ль (-lʹ) → ‎по́росль (póroslʹ, “shoots”)
    ‎прибы́ть (pribýtʹ, “to rise”) + ‎-ль (-lʹ) → ‎при́быль (príbylʹ, “rise, increase”)
    ‎уста́ть (ustátʹ, “to get tired”) + ‎-ль (-lʹ) → ‎у́сталь (ústalʹ, “fatigue”)

Declension
Declension of -ль (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative -ль
-lʹ		 -ли
-li
genitive -ли
-li		 -лей
-lej
dative -ли
-li		 -лям
-ljam
accusative -ль
-lʹ		 -ли
-li
instrumental -лью
-lʹju		 -лями
-ljami
prepositional -ли
-li		 -лях
-ljax

Derived terms
Russian terms suffixed with -ль
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