< Swedish postiljon (“mailman, postman”) < French postillon (“archaic term for a horseback postman”) < earlier sense of the word: "rider mounted on the leading horse of a team", see also postilion.
postiljooni (dated)
| Inflection of postiljooni (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | postiljooni | postiljoonit | |
| genitive | postiljoonin | postiljoonien | |
| partitive | postiljoonia | postiljooneja | |
| illative | postiljooniin | postiljooneihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | postiljooni | postiljoonit | |
| accusative | nom. | postiljooni | postiljoonit |
| gen. | postiljoonin | ||
| genitive | postiljoonin | postiljoonien | |
| partitive | postiljoonia | postiljooneja | |
| inessive | postiljoonissa | postiljooneissa | |
| elative | postiljoonista | postiljooneista | |
| illative | postiljooniin | postiljooneihin | |
| adessive | postiljoonilla | postiljooneilla | |
| ablative | postiljoonilta | postiljooneilta | |
| allative | postiljoonille | postiljooneille | |
| essive | postiljoonina | postiljooneina | |
| translative | postiljooniksi | postiljooneiksi | |
| abessive | postiljoonitta | postiljooneitta | |
| instructive | — | postiljoonein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||