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Russian
- -аль (-alʹ) — after historically velar and palatal consonants
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ělь. Compare -ль (-lʹ).
Suffix
-ель • (-elʹ) f
- Unproductive suffix forming action nouns
- ги́бнуть (gíbnutʹ, “to die”) + -ель (-elʹ) → ги́бель (gíbelʹ, “death”)
- мести́ (mestí, “to sweep, swirl”) + -ель (-elʹ) → мете́ль (metélʹ, “blizzard”)
- качну́ть (kačnútʹ, “to swing”) + -ель (-elʹ) → каче́ль (kačélʹ, “swing”)
- пища́ть (piščátʹ, “to squeak”) + -аль (-alʹ) → пища́ль (piščálʹ, “shepherd's pipe”)
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