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posti.

mail, post (letters, parcels, etc. delivered to a particular address or person)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈposti/[ˈpo̞s̠ti]
  1. mail, post (letters, parcels, etc. delivered to a particular address or person)

  2. post, mail, postal service

  3. ellipsis of postitoimisto (“post office”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Swedish post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta.

noun/ˈposti/[ˈpo̞s̠ti]
  1. appointment, position, post

    dialectal · informal
  2. bubble, parison; inflated or partially inflated gather of glass on a blowpipe

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Swedish post, from German Posten, from Italian posto.

noun/ˈposti/[ˈpo̞s̠ti]
  1. jamb, post (of a door, window, etc.)

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Swedish post, from Middle Low German post, from Latin postis.

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