póst

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "post"

Upper Sorbian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʊst/
  • Rhymes: -ʊst
  • Hyphenation: póst
  • Syllabification: póst

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pòstъ.

Noun

póst m inan

  1. fasting (deprivation or reduction of food, voluntarily or by imposition, for a certain period of time)
  2. (Catholicism, Christianity) Lent (in the Catholic liturgical year, the period of penitential preparation for Easter, which takes place over 40 days, beginning with Ash Wednesday and extending over six Sundays, the last of which is known as Palm Sunday)
    Synonym: póstny čas
Declension
Declension of póst (masculine hard stem quant-alt)
singular dual plural
nominative póst postaj posty
genitive posta postow postow
dative postej postomaj postam
accusative póst postaj posty
instrumental postom postomaj postami
locative posće postomaj postach
vocative posto, posće postaj posty

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Post.

Alternative forms

Noun

póst m inan

  1. mail, post
  2. post office
Declension
Declension of póst (masculine hard stem)
singular dual plural
nominative póst póstaj pósty
genitive pósta póstow póstow
dative póstej póstomaj póstam
accusative póst póstaj pósty
instrumental póstom póstomaj póstami
locative posće póstomaj póstach
vocative pósto, pósće póstaj pósty

References

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