-тельство

Russian

Etymology

-тель (-telʹ) + -ство (-stvo)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tʲɪlʲstvə]

Suffix

-тельство (-telʹstvo)

  1. -ence, -ance, -tion, -ity, -ment, etc. (suffix used to form abstract nouns from verbs)
    доказа́ть (dokazátʹ, to prove) + -тельство (-telʹstvo)доказа́тельство (dokazátelʹstvo, proof)
    обстоя́ть (obstojátʹ, to be, to stand, to happen) + -тельство (-telʹstvo)обстоя́тельство (obstojátelʹstvo, circumstance)
    пра́вить (právitʹ, to rule, to govern) + -тельство (-telʹstvo)прави́тельство (pravítelʹstvo, government)

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