deltiology

English

WOTD – 10 June 2010

Etymology

Formed by suffixing the Ancient Greek δελτίον (deltíon) (deltion; the diminutive form of δέλτος (déltos), deltos, “writing tablet”) with the English -logy.

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: dĕltĭŏʹləjĭ, IPA^(key): /ˌdɛltɪˈɒlədʒɪ/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

deltiology (uncountable)

1. The study and collection of postcards.

Hypernyms

• (study and collection of postcards): collection

Derived terms

• deltiologist

Translations

study and collection of postcards

• Finnish: postikorttien keräily
• French: deltiologie (fr) f
• German: Philokartie (de) f
• Hungarian: képeslapgyűjtemény
• Khmer: បណ្ណប្រៃសនីយវិទ្យា (bann pray sa’nii vityie)
• Russian: филокартия (ru) (filokartija)

References

• “deltiology” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]