-телство

Bulgarian

Etymology

-тел (-tel) + -ство (-stvo). Cognate to Russian -тельство (-telʹstvo).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [tɛɫstvo]

Suffix

-телство • (-telstvo)

  1. -ence, -ance, -tion, -ity, -ment, etc. (suffix used to form abstract nouns from verbs)
    ‎доказвам (dokazvam, “to prove”) + ‎-телство (-telstvo) → ‎доказа́телство (dokazátelstvo, “evidence”)
    ‎пося́гам (posjágam, “to encroach”) + ‎-телство (-telstvo) → ‎посега́телство (posegátelstvo, “encroachment”)
    ‎предизвиквам (predizvikvam, “to challenge”) + ‎-телство (-telstvo) → ‎предизвика́телство (predizvikátelstvo, “challenge”)

Usage notes
  • The stress is drawn onto the preceding syllable.

Declension
Declension of -́телство
singular plural
indefinite -́телство
-́telstvo		 -́телства
-́telstva
definite -́телството
-́telstvoto		 -́телствата
-́telstvata

See also
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