postal

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See also: postał and poștal

English

Etymology

From post +‎ -al, modelled on French postal.[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

postal (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the collection, sorting and delivery of mail.
    postal worker
    for all your postal needs
    work in the postal industry
  2. (US, slang) Crazy, insane.
    • 1999, "Daria Dance Party" (Daria, season 3 episode 4)
      SANDI: Maybe I should just have my own party, since you obviously think I'm postal.

Derived terms

Translations

References

  1. ^ postal, adj.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

From posta +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

Adjective

postal m or f (masculine and feminine plural postals)

  1. postal

Noun

postal f (plural postals)

  1. Clipping of targeta postal.

Further reading

French

Pronunciation

Adjective

postal (feminine postale, masculine plural postaux, feminine plural postales)

  1. postal

Derived terms

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: pos‧tal

Adjective

postal m or f (plural postais)

  1. postal (relating to mail)

Noun

postal m (plural postais)

  1. postcard
    Synonyms: cartão-postal, bilhete-postal

Romanian

Adjective

postal m or n (feminine singular postală, masculine plural postali, feminine and neuter plural postale)

  1. Obsolete form of poștal.

Declension

singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite postal postală postali postale
definite postalul postala postalii postalele
genitive-
dative
indefinite postal postale postali postale
definite postalului postalei postalilor postalelor

References

  • postal in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Spanish

Etymology

From posta +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /posˈtal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: pos‧tal

Adjective

postal m or f (masculine and feminine plural postales)

  1. postal

Derived terms

Noun

postal f (plural postales)

  1. postcard

Further reading