-teľ

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Slovak

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Suffix

-teľ

  1. -er (a suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a profession, performer of an action or a human relation)

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