-аль

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Russian

Suffix

-аль (-alʹf

  1. alternative form of -ель (-elʹ)

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-alь. Reanalize as (-a) +‎ -ль (-lʹ).

Suffix

-аль (-alʹm or f (variant -ель)

  1. Unproductive suffix forming action nouns
    пища́ти (pyščáty, to squeak) + ‎-аль (-alʹ) → ‎пища́ль (pyščálʹ, huarqebus)

Declension

Declension of -а́ль
(inan 3rd-decl fem-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative -а́ль
-álʹ
-а́лі
-áli
genitive -а́лі
-áli
-а́лей
-álej
dative -а́лі
-áli
-а́лям
-áljam
accusative -а́ль
-álʹ
-а́лі
-áli
instrumental -а́ллю
-állju
-а́лями
-áljamy
locative -а́лі
-áli
-а́лях
-áljax
vocative -а́ле
-ále
-а́лі
-áli
Declension of -а́ль
(inan soft masc-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative -а́ль
-álʹ
-а́лі
-áli
genitive -а́ля
-álja
-а́лів
-áliv
dative -а́леві, -а́лю
-álevi, -álju
-а́лям
-áljam
accusative -а́ль
-álʹ
-а́лі
-áli
instrumental -а́лем
-álem
-а́лями
-áljamy
locative -а́лю, -а́лі
-álju, -áli
-а́лях
-áljax
vocative -а́лю
-álju
-а́лі
-áli

Derived terms