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English
Etymology
From post + -al, modelled on French postal.[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
postal (not comparable)
- Relating to the collection, sorting and delivery of mail.
- postal worker
for all your postal needs
work in the postal industry
- (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.
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Catalan
Etymology
From posta + -al.
Pronunciation
Adjective
postal m or f (masculine and feminine plural postals)
- postal
Noun
postal f (plural postals)
- Clipping of targeta postal.
Further reading
French
Pronunciation
Adjective
postal (feminine postale, masculine plural postaux, feminine plural postales)
- postal
Derived terms
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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
- Hyphenation: pos‧tal
Adjective
postal m or f (plural postais)
- postal (relating to mail)
Noun
postal m (plural postais)
- postcard
- Synonyms: cartão-postal, bilhete-postal
Romanian
Adjective
postal m or n (feminine singular postală, masculine plural postali, feminine and neuter plural postale)
- Obsolete form of poștal.
Declension
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)
- postal
Derived terms
Noun
postal f (plural postales)
- postcard
Further reading