-цель

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Belarusian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Ruthenian -тель (-telʹ), from Old East Slavic -тель (-telĭ), from Proto-Slavic *-teľь. Compare Polish -ciel, Russian and Ukrainian -тель (-telʹ).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-цель (-cjelʹm (feminine -целька)

  1. appended to verbs and nouns to form masculine agent nouns; -er, -or
    вы́зваліць (výzvalicʹ, to liberate, to free, to release) + ‎-цель (-cjelʹ) → ‎вызвалі́цель (vyzvalícjelʹ, liberator)
    выхо́ўваць (vyxóŭvacʹ, to raise, to bring up, to nurture) + ‎-цель (-cjelʹ) → ‎выхава́цель (vyxavácjelʹ, educator)
    мы́сліць (mýslicʹ, to think) + ‎-цель (-cjelʹ) → ‎мыслі́цель (myslícjelʹ, thinker)

Usage notes

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  • The stress is usually drawn onto the preceding syllable, but see пры́яцель (prýjacjelʹ, buddy, pal, friend).

Derived terms

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