Post

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See also: post, POST, pöst, pøst, and post-

English[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

Post (countable and uncountable, plural Posts)

  1. (newspapers) A common name (often in combination) for a newspaper or periodical, such as The Washington Post or the New York Post.
  2. A surname.
  3. A village in Iran.
  4. An unincorporated community in Crook County, Oregon, named after Walter H. Post.
  5. A city, the county seat of Garza County, Texas, named after C. W. Post.

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From post (mail; post, position).

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Proper noun[edit]

Post

  1. a surname

German[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Italian posta, from posto, from Latin positus.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /pɔst/
  • (file)
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

Post f (genitive Post, plural (rare) Posten)

  1. (uncountable) mail, post (sent and received letters etc.)
    Hier ist deine Post.Here’s your mail.
  2. (usually uncountable) mail, post, postal service (method of sending mail; organisation for it)
    Sie arbeitet bei der Post.She works for the mail.
  3. (usually uncountable) post office
    Synonyms: Postfiliale, Postamt
    Ich war gerade auf/bei der Post.I’ve just been at the post office.
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Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from English post.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /pɔʊ̯st/, /poːst/

Noun[edit]

Post m (strong, genitive Posts, plural Posts)

  1. (Internet, social media) post (individual message in an Internet forum)
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Etymology 3[edit]

Borrowed from English post, from Old English post and Old French post, from Latin postis.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /pɔʊ̯st/, /poːst/

Noun[edit]

Post m (strong, genitive Posts, plural Posts)

  1. (basketball) post (location on the court)
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Etymology 4[edit]

Noun[edit]

Post m (strong, genitive Postes or Posts, no plural)

  1. Obsolete form of Porst.
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Further reading[edit]

  • Post” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Post” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Luxembourgish[edit]

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Post f (uncountable)

  1. post
  2. post office

Plautdietsch[edit]

Noun[edit]

Post f

  1. mail, post