-ель

Russian

Alternative forms

  • -аль (-alʹ) (after historically velar and palatal consonants)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ělь. Compare -ль (-lʹ).

Suffix

-ель (-elʹ) f

  1. 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)

Declension

Derived terms

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