Posti

See also: posti

Finnish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

< posti

Proper noun

Posti

1. ellipsis of Posti Group, the Finnish postal service company.

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
abessive		Postitta	Posteitta
instructive		—	Postein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Posti (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

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 abessive Postittani Posteittani instructive — — 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 abessive Postittasi Posteittasi instructive — — 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 abessive Postittamme Posteittamme instructive — — 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 abessive Postittanne Posteittanne instructive — — 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 abessive Postittaan Postittansa Posteittaan Posteittansa instructive — — comitative — Posteineen Posteinensa

Etymology 2

Possibly from posti (“post, mail”) or from Low German Post.

Proper noun

Posti

1. a Finnish surname

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
abessive		Postitta	Posteitta
instructive		—	Postein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Posti (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

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 abessive Postittani Posteittani instructive — — 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 abessive Postittasi Posteittasi instructive — — 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 abessive Postittamme Posteittamme instructive — — 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 abessive Postittanne Posteittanne instructive — — 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 abessive Postittaan Postittansa Posteittaan Posteittansa instructive — — comitative — Posteineen Posteinensa

Derived terms

• Postila

Statistics

• Posti is the 1287^th (tied with 4 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 655 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• pisto