-ель
Russian
Alternative forms
- -аль (-alʹ) (after historically velar and palatal consonants)
Etymology
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”)
Declension
Declension of -ель (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -ель -elʹ |
-ели -eli |
| genitive | -ели -eli |
-елей -elej |
| dative | -ели -eli |
-елям -eljam |
| accusative | -ель -elʹ |
-ели -eli |
| instrumental | -елью -elʹju |
-елями -eljami |
| prepositional | -ели -eli |
-елях -eljax |
Derived terms
Category Russian words suffixed with -ель not found
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