-цель

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• -ciel — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): [t͡sʲelʲ]

Suffix

-цель • (-cjelʹ) m (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

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

Derived terms

Belarusian terms suffixed with -цель