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-тельский
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Russian
Etymology
ru -тель -ский
Pronunciation
Suffix
ru suffix adjective-forming suffixes
Suffix used to form adjectives from verbs.
ru просвети́ть to educate, to enlighten просвети́тельский educational, enlightening
ru издева́ться to scoff издева́тельский scornful, mocking
Usage notes
The properties of this suffix are the same as for ru -тель; for example, the stress is frequently drawn onto the syllable preceding the suffix.
Declension
Derived terms
ru