-тель

See also: тељ, -тељ, and Appendix:Variations of "tel"

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-teľь.

Suffix

-тел҄ь • (-telʹĭ) m

  1. -er, -or; Deverbative nominalizing suffix used to create a masculine agent noun. Usually derived from infinitive (or "aorist") stem of verbs, rarely from root-class verbs, such as:
    Some nouns derive from infinitive stem in -а- or -ѣ-:
    The most common are the nouns with infinitive in -и-:

Derived terms

Old Church Slavonic terms suffixed with -тель
  • -итель (-itelĭ)
  • -арь (-arĭ)

Russian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tʲɪlʲ]

Suffix

-тель • (-telʹ) m

  1. -er (a suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a profession, performer of an action or a human relation)
    ‎писа́ть (pisátʹ, “to write”) + ‎-тель (-telʹ) → ‎писа́тель (pisátelʹ, “writer”)
    ‎предста́вить (predstávitʹ, “to represent”) + ‎-тель (-telʹ) → ‎представи́тель (predstavítelʹ, “representative”)

Usage notes

  • The stress is usually drawn onto the preceding syllable (but see слу́шатель (slúšatelʹ, “listener”)).

Declension

Derived terms

Russian terms suffixed with -тель

See also

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian -тель (-telʹ), from Old East Slavic -тель (-telĭ), from Proto-Slavic *-teľь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tɛlʲ]

Suffix

-тель • (-telʹ) m (feminine -телька)

  1. appended to verbs and nouns to form masculine agent nouns; -er, -or
    ‎ви́зволити (výzvolyty, “to liberate, to free, to release”) + ‎-тель (-telʹ) → ‎визволи́тель (vyzvolýtelʹ, “liberator”)
    ‎ви́ховати (výxovaty, “to raise, to bring up, to nurture”) + ‎-тель (-telʹ) → ‎вихова́тель (vyxovátelʹ, “teacher (of kindergarden/nursery), fosterer, educator”)
    ‎ганьби́ти (hanʹbýty, “to shame”) + ‎-тель (-telʹ) → ‎ганьби́тель (hanʹbýtelʹ, “shamer”)
    ‎гноби́ти (hnobýty, “to oppress”) + ‎-тель (-telʹ) → ‎гноби́тель (hnobýtelʹ, “oppressor”)
    ‎жи́ти (žýty, “to live”) + ‎-тель (-telʹ) → ‎жи́тель (žýtelʹ, “inhabitant, dweller”)
    ‎ми́слити (mýslyty, “to think”) + ‎-тель (-telʹ) → ‎мисли́тель (myslýtelʹ, “thinker”)
    ‎ни́щити (nýščyty, “to destroy”) + ‎-тель (-telʹ) → ‎ни́щитель (nýščytelʹ, “destroyer”)
    ‎роди́ти (rodýty, “to birth”) + ‎-тель (-telʹ) → ‎роди́тель (rodýtelʹ, “parent”)
    ‎спасти́ (spastý, “to save, to redeem”) + ‎-тель (-telʹ) → ‎спаси́тель (spasýtelʹ, “savior, redeemer”)

Usage notes

  • The stress is usually drawn onto the preceding syllable (but see при́ятель (prýjatelʹ, “buddy, pal, friend”)).

Derived terms

Ukrainian terms suffixed with -тель
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