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Post.

mail, post (sent and received letters etc.)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɔst/
  1. mail, post (sent and received letters etc.)

    feminine · uncountable
    Hier ist deine Post.
  2. mail, post, postal service (method of sending mail; organisation for it)

    feminine · uncountable · usually
    Sie arbeitet bei der Post.
  3. post office

    feminine · uncountable · usually
    Ich war gerade auf/bei der Post.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Italian posta, from posto, from Latin positus. Doublet of Pfosten and Posten.

noun/pɔʊ̯st//poːst/
  1. post (individual message in an Internet forum)

    Internet · masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from English post.

noun/pɔʊ̯st//poːst/
  1. post (location on the court)

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from English post, from Old English post and Old French post, from Latin postis.

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