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English
Etymology
Latin post (“after, behind”). Cognate with Spanish pues (“well, so, then”)
Pronunciation
Prefix
post-
- after, later
- (anatomy) behind
Synonyms
Antonyms
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading
- “post-”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “post-”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “post-”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN. -- has many derived terms
Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin post.
Pronunciation
Prefix
post-
- post-
Derived terms
Further reading
Czech
Etymology
Latin post (“after, behind”).
Prefix
post-
- post-
Derived terms
Further reading
- post- I in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
- post- II in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
Danish
Etymology
From Latin post (“after, behind”).
Pronunciation
Prefix
post-
- post-
Dutch
Etymology
Latin post (“after, behind”).
Pronunciation
Prefix
post-
- post-
French
Pronunciation
Prefix
post-
- post-
Derived terms
German
Etymology
Latin post
Pronunciation
Prefix
post-
- post-
- Synonym: nach-
- Antonyms: prä-, vor-
Usage notes
It is relatively uncommon to prefix post- to native German words, for which nach- is preferred. While a compound postmittelalterlich ("post-mediaeval") is not altogether impossible, one will normally use nachmittelalterlich. Post- is common with learned words, such as postmodern or posttraumatisch.
Derived terms
Italian
Alternative forms
- pos- (before t, or before any consonant in commonly used words)
Etymology
From Latin post (“after”).
Pronunciation
Prefix
post-
- post-
- forms terms relating to post / mail (especially in Swiss Italian)
Derived terms
Further reading
- post- in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Polish
Etymology
From Latin post.
Pronunciation
Prefix
post-
- post-
Derived terms
Further reading
- post- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish
Alternative forms
Prefix
post-
- post-
- Antonym: pre-
Derived terms
Further reading