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Bulgarian
Etymology
-тел (-tel) + -ство (-stvo). Cognate to Russian -тельство (-telʹstvo).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-телство • (-telstvo)
- -ence, -ance, -tion, -ity, -ment, etc. (suffix used to form abstract nouns from verbs)
- доказвам (dokazvam, “to prove”) + -телство (-telstvo) → доказа́телство (dokazátelstvo, “evidence”)
- пося́гам (posjágam, “to encroach”) + -телство (-telstvo) → посега́телство (posegátelstvo, “encroachment”)
- предизвиквам (predizvikvam, “to challenge”) + -телство (-telstvo) → предизвика́телство (predizvikátelstvo, “challenge”)
Usage notes
- The stress is drawn onto the preceding syllable.
Declension
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