Inherited from Old Czech postava, from Proto-Slavic *postava.

• IPA^(key): [ˈpostava]

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• Hyphenation: pos‧ta‧va

postava f

1. character (being in a story)
2. figure (human figure; shape of human body)

• “postava”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “postava”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “postava”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

postava

1. third-person singular imperfect indicative of postare

• svapato

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *postava.

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈpostaʋa/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈpostava/

postava f

1. character
2. figure

• Czech: postava

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “postava”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

postava

1. first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of postar

Deverbal from postaviť.

• IPA^(key): /pɔstava/, [ˈpɔstaʋa]
• Rhymes: -ava
• Hyphenation: pos‧ta‧va

postava f (diminutive postavička)

1. figure, physique, stature (the human body with regard to its lines, proportions, and height)

   Synonyms: vzrast, telo

   V dverách stál muž mohutnej plecnatej postavy. ― A man of a massive, broad-shouldered physique stood in the doorway.

2. figure, silhouette, person (the physical appearance or presence of a human being, often seen from a distance or in shadow)

   Synonyms: zjav, osoba

   V diaľke sa pomaly črtali dve ľudské postavy kráčajúce v snehu. ― In the distance, two human figures walking in the snow were slowly taking shape.

3. character, figure (a personality depicted in literature, drama, or film; or a significant historical individual)

   Synonyms: osobnosť, hrdina

   V dnešnom predstavení náš obľúbený herec stvárnil hlavnú postavu tragédie. ― In today's performance, our favorite actor portrayed the main character of the tragedy.

• “postava”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026