posti

See also: Posti

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈposti/, [ˈpo̞s̠ti]
• Rhymes: -osti
• Syllabification^(key): pos‧ti

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Swedish post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta.

Noun

posti

1. post, postal service
2. post office
3. mail

Declension

Inflection of posti (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		posti	postit
genitive		postin	postien
partitive		postia	posteja
illative		postiin	posteihin
		singular	plural
nominative		posti	postit
accusative	nom.	posti	postit
	gen.	postin
genitive		postin	postien
partitive		postia	posteja
inessive		postissa	posteissa
elative		postista	posteista
illative		postiin	posteihin
adessive		postilla	posteilla
ablative		postilta	posteilta
allative		postille	posteille
essive		postina	posteina
translative		postiksi	posteiksi
instructive		—	postein
abessive		postitta	posteitta
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of posti (type risti)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative postini postini accusative nom. postini postini gen. postini genitive postini postieni partitive postiani postejani inessive postissani posteissani elative postistani posteistani illative postiini posteihini adessive postillani posteillani ablative postiltani posteiltani allative postilleni posteilleni essive postinani posteinani translative postikseni posteikseni instructive — — abessive postittani posteittani comitative — posteineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative postisi postisi accusative nom. postisi postisi gen. postisi genitive postisi postiesi partitive postiasi postejasi inessive postissasi posteissasi elative postistasi posteistasi illative postiisi posteihisi adessive postillasi posteillasi ablative postiltasi posteiltasi allative postillesi posteillesi essive postinasi posteinasi translative postiksesi posteiksesi instructive — — abessive postittasi posteittasi comitative — posteinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative postimme postimme accusative nom. postimme postimme gen. postimme genitive postimme postiemme partitive postiamme postejamme inessive postissamme posteissamme elative postistamme posteistamme illative postiimme posteihimme adessive postillamme posteillamme ablative postiltamme posteiltamme allative postillemme posteillemme essive postinamme posteinamme translative postiksemme posteiksemme instructive — — abessive postittamme posteittamme comitative — posteinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative postinne postinne accusative nom. postinne postinne gen. postinne genitive postinne postienne partitive postianne postejanne inessive postissanne posteissanne elative postistanne posteistanne illative postiinne posteihinne adessive postillanne posteillanne ablative postiltanne posteiltanne allative postillenne posteillenne essive postinanne posteinanne translative postiksenne posteiksenne instructive — — abessive postittanne posteittanne comitative — posteinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative postinsa postinsa accusative nom. postinsa postinsa gen. postinsa genitive postinsa postiensa partitive postiaan postiansa postejaan postejansa inessive postissaan postissansa posteissaan posteissansa elative postistaan postistansa posteistaan posteistansa illative postiinsa posteihinsa adessive postillaan postillansa posteillaan posteillansa ablative postiltaan postiltansa posteiltaan posteiltansa allative postilleen postillensa posteilleen posteillensa essive postinaan postinansa posteinaan posteinansa translative postikseen postiksensa posteikseen posteiksensa instructive — — abessive postittaan postittansa posteittaan posteittansa comitative — posteineen posteinensa

Derived terms

• postittaa
• postitus

Compounds

• pikaposti
• postibussi
• postihallitus
• postilaatikko
• postilaitos
• postileima
• postilokero
• postilähetys
• postimerkki
• postimies
• postipaketti
• postitoimisto
• postivaunu
• putkiposti
• sähköposti

Further reading

• "1. posti" in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Swedish post, from Middle Low German post, from Latin postis.

Noun

posti

1. (dialectal) jamb, post (of a door, window, etc.)

   Synonym: pieli

Declension

Inflection of posti (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		posti	postit
genitive		postin	postien
partitive		postia	posteja
illative		postiin	posteihin
		singular	plural
nominative		posti	postit
accusative	nom.	posti	postit
	gen.	postin
genitive		postin	postien
partitive		postia	posteja
inessive		postissa	posteissa
elative		postista	posteista
illative		postiin	posteihin
adessive		postilla	posteilla
ablative		postilta	posteilta
allative		postille	posteille
essive		postina	posteina
translative		postiksi	posteiksi
instructive		—	postein
abessive		postitta	posteitta
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of posti (type risti)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative postini postini accusative nom. postini postini gen. postini genitive postini postieni partitive postiani postejani inessive postissani posteissani elative postistani posteistani illative postiini posteihini adessive postillani posteillani ablative postiltani posteiltani allative postilleni posteilleni essive postinani posteinani translative postikseni posteikseni instructive — — abessive postittani posteittani comitative — posteineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative postisi postisi accusative nom. postisi postisi gen. postisi genitive postisi postiesi partitive postiasi postejasi inessive postissasi posteissasi elative postistasi posteistasi illative postiisi posteihisi adessive postillasi posteillasi ablative postiltasi posteiltasi allative postillesi posteillesi essive postinasi posteinasi translative postiksesi posteiksesi instructive — — abessive postittasi posteittasi comitative — posteinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative postimme postimme accusative nom. postimme postimme gen. postimme genitive postimme postiemme partitive postiamme postejamme inessive postissamme posteissamme elative postistamme posteistamme illative postiimme posteihimme adessive postillamme posteillamme ablative postiltamme posteiltamme allative postillemme posteillemme essive postinamme posteinamme translative postiksemme posteiksemme instructive — — abessive postittamme posteittamme comitative — posteinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative postinne postinne accusative nom. postinne postinne gen. postinne genitive postinne postienne partitive postianne postejanne inessive postissanne posteissanne elative postistanne posteistanne illative postiinne posteihinne adessive postillanne posteillanne ablative postiltanne posteiltanne allative postillenne posteillenne essive postinanne posteinanne translative postiksenne posteiksenne instructive — — abessive postittanne posteittanne comitative — posteinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative postinsa postinsa accusative nom. postinsa postinsa gen. postinsa genitive postinsa postiensa partitive postiaan postiansa postejaan postejansa inessive postissaan postissansa posteissaan posteissansa elative postistaan postistansa posteistaan posteistansa illative postiinsa posteihinsa adessive postillaan postillansa posteillaan posteillansa ablative postiltaan postiltansa posteiltaan posteiltansa allative postilleen postillensa posteilleen posteillensa essive postinaan postinansa posteinaan posteinansa translative postikseen postiksensa posteikseen posteiksensa instructive — — abessive postittaan postittansa posteittaan posteittansa comitative — posteineen posteinensa

Compounds

• paloposti
• vesiposti

Further reading

• "3. posti" in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish).

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Swedish post, from German Posten, from Italian posto.

Noun

posti

1. (informal) appointment, position, post

   Synonym: virka

Declension

Inflection of posti (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		posti	postit
genitive		postin	postien
partitive		postia	posteja
illative		postiin	posteihin
		singular	plural
nominative		posti	postit
accusative	nom.	posti	postit
	gen.	postin
genitive		postin	postien
partitive		postia	posteja
inessive		postissa	posteissa
elative		postista	posteista
illative		postiin	posteihin
adessive		postilla	posteilla
ablative		postilta	posteilta
allative		postille	posteille
essive		postina	posteina
translative		postiksi	posteiksi
instructive		—	postein
abessive		postitta	posteitta
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of posti (type risti)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative postini postini accusative nom. postini postini gen. postini genitive postini postieni partitive postiani postejani inessive postissani posteissani elative postistani posteistani illative postiini posteihini adessive postillani posteillani ablative postiltani posteiltani allative postilleni posteilleni essive postinani posteinani translative postikseni posteikseni instructive — — abessive postittani posteittani comitative — posteineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative postisi postisi accusative nom. postisi postisi gen. postisi genitive postisi postiesi partitive postiasi postejasi inessive postissasi posteissasi elative postistasi posteistasi illative postiisi posteihisi adessive postillasi posteillasi ablative postiltasi posteiltasi allative postillesi posteillesi essive postinasi posteinasi translative postiksesi posteiksesi instructive — — abessive postittasi posteittasi comitative — posteinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative postimme postimme accusative nom. postimme postimme gen. postimme genitive postimme postiemme partitive postiamme postejamme inessive postissamme posteissamme elative postistamme posteistamme illative postiimme posteihimme adessive postillamme posteillamme ablative postiltamme posteiltamme allative postillemme posteillemme essive postinamme posteinamme translative postiksemme posteiksemme instructive — — abessive postittamme posteittamme comitative — posteinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative postinne postinne accusative nom. postinne postinne gen. postinne genitive postinne postienne partitive postianne postejanne inessive postissanne posteissanne elative postistanne posteistanne illative postiinne posteihinne adessive postillanne posteillanne ablative postiltanne posteiltanne allative postillenne posteillenne essive postinanne posteinanne translative postiksenne posteiksenne instructive — — abessive postittanne posteittanne comitative — posteinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative postinsa postinsa accusative nom. postinsa postinsa gen. postinsa genitive postinsa postiensa partitive postiaan postiansa postejaan postejansa inessive postissaan postissansa posteissaan posteissansa elative postistaan postistansa posteistaan posteistansa illative postiinsa posteihinsa adessive postillaan postillansa posteillaan posteillansa ablative postiltaan postiltansa posteiltaan posteiltansa allative postilleen postillensa posteilleen posteillensa essive postinaan postinansa posteinaan posteinansa translative postikseen postiksensa posteikseen posteiksensa instructive — — abessive postittaan postittansa posteittaan posteittansa comitative — posteineen posteinensa

Further reading

• "2. posti" in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish).

Anagrams

• pisto

Ingrian

Etymology

Ultimately from a Germanic language, from Italian posto. Compare Finnish posti and Estonian post.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈposti/, [ˈpo̞s̠tʲ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈposti/, [ˈpo̞ʃti]
• Rhymes: -ost, -osti
• Hyphenation: pos‧ti

Noun

posti

1. post
2. mail

Declension

Declension of posti (type 5/vahti, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	posti	postit
genitive	postin	postiin, postiloin
partitive	postia	postija, postiloja
illative	postii	postii, postiloihe
inessive	postiis	postiis, postilois
elative	postist	postiist, postiloist
allative	postille	postiille, postiloille
adessive	postiil	postiil, postiloil
ablative	postilt	postiilt, postiloilt
translative	postiks	postiiks, postiloiks
essive	postinna, postiin	postiinna, postiloinna, postiin, postiloin
exessive1)	postint	postiint, postiloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

• postimees
• postinkantaja

 

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 426

Italian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpo.sti/, /ˈpɔ.sti/
• Rhymes: -osti, -ɔsti
• Hyphenation: pó‧sti, pò‧sti

Noun

posti m

1. plural of posto

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpo.sti/, /ˈpɔ.sti/
• Rhymes: -osti, -ɔsti
• Hyphenation: pó‧sti, pò‧sti

Participle

posti m pl

1. masculine plural of posto

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.sti/, /ˈpo.sti/
• Rhymes: -ɔsti, -osti
• Hyphenation: pò‧sti, pó‧sti

Verb

posti

1. inflection of postare (“to post (an email, etc.; Internet)”):
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   3. third-person singular imperative

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.sti/
• Rhymes: -ɔsti
• Hyphenation: pò‧sti

Verb

posti

1. inflection of postare (“to post (sentries, etc.; military)”):
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   3. third-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• -ptosi, ptosi, stipo, stipò

Latin

Noun

postī

1. dative/ablative singular of postis

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic постити (postiti).

Verb

a posti (third-person singular present postește, past participle postit) 4th conj.

1. to fast
2. to keep the fast for Lent

Conjugation

    conjugation of posti (fourth conjugation, -esc- infix)

infinitive			a posti
gerund			postind
past participle			postit
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	postesc	postești	postește	postim	postiți	postesc
	imperfect	posteam	posteai	postea	posteam	posteați	posteau
	simple perfect	postii	postiși	posti	postirăm	postirăți	postiră
	pluperfect	postisem	postiseși	postise	postiserăm	postiserăți	postiseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să postesc	să postești	să postească	să postim	să postiți	să postească
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		postește			postiți
	negative		nu posti			nu postiți

Synonyms

• ajuna

Related terms

• post

Spanish

Noun

posti m (plural postis)

1. post-it note

Votic

Etymology

Borrowed from Estonian post.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈposti/, [ˈposti]
• Rhymes: -osti
• Hyphenation: pos‧ti

Noun

posti

1. post, mail

Inflection

Declension of posti (type II/võrkko, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	posti	postid
genitive	posti	postije, postijõ, posti
partitive	postia	postitõ, posti
illative	posti, postisõ	postije, postijõ, postisõ
inessive	postiz	postiz
elative	postissõ	postissõ
allative	postilõ	postilõ
adessive	postillõ	postillõ
ablative	postiltõ	postiltõ
translative	postissi	postissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

• V. Hallap, E. Adler, S. Grünberg, M. Leppik (2012), “posti”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn