postel
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This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Albanian
Etymology
Blend of postë (“mail”) + elektronike (“electronics”). Coined by Agim Morina in the late 1990s. Likely inspired by the French courriel and Jon Postel's last name.
Pronunciation
Noun
postel m
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech postele, postel, from Proto-Slavic *posteľь. By surface analysis, deverbal from postlat.
Pronunciation
Noun
postel f
- bed (to sleep on)
- ustlat postel ― to make the bed
- manželská postel ― double bed
- na smrtelné posteli ― on the death bed
Declension
Related terms
See also
Further reading
- “postel”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
- “postel”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “postel”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Old Czech
Alternative forms
- posteľ (alternative writing)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *posteľь.
Pronunciation
Noun
postel f
- Alternative form of postele
Declension
Declension of postel (i-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | postel | posteli | posteli |
| genitive | posteli | posteľú | postelí |
| dative | posteli | postelma | postelem |
| accusative | postel | posteli | posteli |
| vocative | posteli | posteli | posteli |
| locative | posteli | posteľú | postelech |
| instrumental | posteľú | postelma | postelmi |
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Descendants
- Czech: postel
Further reading
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “postel”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Volapük
Noun
postel (nominative plural postels)
Usage notes
This older term has been replaced by paostolan "apostle".
Declension
declension of postel
Synonyms
- apostel (also obsolete)