Post

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English

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Proper noun

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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Dutch

Etymology

From post (“mail; post, position”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Post

  1. a surname

German

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔst/
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Noun

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
Declension of Post
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
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Etymology 2

Borrowed from English post.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔʊ̯st/, /poːst/

Noun

Post m (strong, genitive Posts, plural Posts)

  1. (Internet, social media) post (individual message in an Internet forum)
Declension
Declension of Post
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 3

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔʊ̯st/, /poːst/

Noun

Post m (strong, genitive Posts, plural Posts)

  1. (basketball) post (location on the court)
Declension
Declension of Post
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

Noun

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

  1. Obsolete form of Porst.
Declension
Declension of Post
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

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

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

Noun

Post f (uncountable)

  1. post
  2. post office

Plautdietsch

Noun

Post f

  1. mail, post
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