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Finnish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

    Noun

    posti

    1. mail, post (letters, parcels, etc. delivered to a particular address or person)
    2. post, mail, postal service
    3. ellipsis of postitoimisto (post office)
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    More information nominative, genitive ...
    More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...
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    Etymology 2

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

      Noun

      posti (dialectal)

      1. jamb, post (of a door, window, etc.)
        Synonym: pieli
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      More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...
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      Etymology 3

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

        Noun

        posti

        1. (informal) appointment, position, post
          Synonym: virka
        2. (glassblowing) bubble, parison; inflated or partially inflated gather of glass on a blowpipe
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        More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

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        Ingrian

        Etymology

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

        Pronunciation

        Noun

        posti

        1. post
        2. mail

        Declension

        More information Declension of (type 5/vahti, no gradation), singular ...

        Derived terms

        References

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