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Yiddish
Etymology 1
From Middle French poste, from Italian posta. Compare German Post.
Noun
פּאָסט • (post) f or n
- mail (parcels and letters)
- post (system that delivers mail)
Etymology 2
Through Romanian post or various Slavic languages, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *postъ, itself from Proto-West Germanic *fastā, *fastu (“fast, fasting”), thus a distant doublet of פֿאַסטן (fastn).
Noun
פּאָסט • (post) m
- fasting
- Synonym: תּענית (tones)
Derived terms
References
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “פּאָסט” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .