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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-teľь. Cognate to Old Church Slavonic -тєль (-telĭ), Serbo-Croatian -telj and Russian -тель (-telʹ).
Suffix
-tel m anim or m inan (noun-forming suffix)
- suffix appended to words to create an agent noun, indicating a person who does something, much like the English -or
- učit + -tel → učitel
- stavět + -tel → stavitel
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Hungarian
Pronunciation
Suffix
-tel
- (noun-forming suffix) Added to a verb to form a noun.
- eszik (“to eat”) + -tel → étel (“food”)
Usage notes
- (noun-forming suffix) Variants:
- -tal is added to back-vowel words
- -tel is added to front-vowel words
- -atal same as -tal with a linking vowel
- -etel same as -tel with a linking vowel
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