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post.

post (position, job)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɔst/[ˈpʰʌsd̥]
  1. post (position, job)

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

Via French poste m from Italian posto (“post, location”), from Latin positus (“position”), from the verb pōnō (“to place”).

noun/ˈpɔst/[ˈpʰʌsd̥]
  1. pump, tap, faucet (an outdoor water pump)

    common-gender
  2. post (supporting a door or a window)

    common-gender · in-compounds · rare
Where this word comes from

Via Middle Low German post from Latin postis (“post, door-post”).

noun/ˈpɔst/[ˈpʰʌsd̥]
  1. post, mail (letters or packages)

    common-gender · no-plural
  2. post, mail (a public institution distributing letters or packages)

    common-gender · no-plural
  3. postman (a person carrying letters or packages)

    common-gender · no-plural
Where this word comes from

Via French poste f from Italian posta (“stopping-place, post office”), from Latin posita, the past participle of pōnō (“to place”).

noun/ˈpɔst/[ˈpʰʌsd̥]
  1. entry (in a budget)

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

Via French poste f from Italian posta (“stopping-place, post office”), from Latin posita, the past participle of pōnō (“to place”).

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