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English

Etymology

    Latin post (after, behind). Cognate with Spanish pues (well, so, then)

    Pronunciation

    Prefix

    post-

    1. after; later.
      Synonym: after-
      Antonyms: pre-, ante-, fore-, retro-
    2. (anatomy) behind.
      Synonym: retro-
      Antonyms: pre-, ante-, fore-

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    Catalan

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Latin post.

    Pronunciation

    Prefix

    post-

    1. post-

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    Czech

    Etymology

    Latin post (after, behind).

    Pronunciation

    Prefix

    post-

    1. post-

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    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).

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    Prefix

    post-

    1. post-

    Dutch

    Etymology

    From Latin post (after, behind).

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    Prefix

    post-

    1. post-

    Finnish

    Etymology

    < Latin post-

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    Prefix

    post-

    1. post- (in foreign words)

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    French

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    Prefix

    post-

    1. post-

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    German

    Etymology

    Latin post

    Pronunciation

    Prefix

    post-

    1. 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.

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    Italian

    Alternative forms

    • pos- (before t, or before any consonant in commonly used words)

    Etymology

    From Latin post (after).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˌpɔst/
      • Hyphenation: pòst-
    • IPA(key): /ˌpɔs/ (before a consonant)

    Prefix

    post-

    1. post-
    2. forms terms relating to post / mail (especially in Swiss Italian)

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    Further reading

    • post- in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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    Latin

    Etymology

    Prefixal counterpart to post (preposition).

    Prefix

    post-

    1. behind, after

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    Polish

    Etymology

    From Latin post.

    Pronunciation

    Prefix

    post-

    1. post-

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    • post- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

    Spanish

    Alternative forms

    Prefix

    post-

    1. post-
      Antonym: pre-

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