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English

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Proper noun

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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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Translations

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common name for a newspaper or periodical

Anagrams

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From post (mail; post, position).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Post

  1. a surname

German

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Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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.
Declension
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Declension of Post [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Post die Posten
genitive einer der Post der Posten
dative einer der Post den Posten
accusative eine die Post die Posten
Hyponyms
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from English post.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɔʊ̯st/, /poːst/

Noun

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Post m (strong, genitive Posts, plural Posts)

  1. (Internet, social media) post (individual message in an Internet forum)
Declension
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Declension of Post [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Post die Posts
genitive eines des Posts der Posts
dative einem dem Post den Posts
accusative einen den Post die Posts
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Etymology 3

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɔʊ̯st/, /poːst/

Noun

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Post m (strong, genitive Posts, plural Posts)

  1. (basketball) post (location on the court)
Declension
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Declension of Post [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Post die Posts
genitive eines des Posts der Posts
dative einem dem Post den Posts
accusative einen den Post die Posts

Etymology 4

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Noun

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

  1. obsolete form of Porst
Declension
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Declension of Post [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Post
genitive eines des Postes, Posts
dative einem dem Post, Poste1
accusative einen den Post

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

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

Luxembourgish

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Pronunciation

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Post f (uncountable)

  1. post
  2. post office

Plautdietsch

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Low German post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta.

Noun

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Post f

  1. mail, post
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Etymology 2

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From Middle Low German post, from Old French post, from Latin postis.

Noun

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Post m (plural Past)

  1. pole, post
    Synonym: Pol
  2. position
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