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poczta.

post (institution dealing with the transport and delivery of correspondence and parcels)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɔt͡ʂ.ta//ˈpɔt͡ʂ.ta/Middle, Polish[ˈpɔt͡ʂ.ta][ˈpɔt͡ʂ.ta]
  1. post (institution dealing with the transport and delivery of correspondence and parcels) post office (building of such an institution)

    countable · feminine
  2. post (institution dealing with the transport and delivery of correspondence and parcels) post; post office (people working in such an institution or building)

    feminine · uncountable
  3. post, mail (all shipments, especially letters, received or sent via postal institutions)

    countable · feminine
  4. email (system enabling the transmission of messages over a computer network, resembling traditional letters, directed by a specific sender to a specific recipient)

    feminine · uncountable
  5. email (all transmissions via a computer network)

    feminine · uncountable
  6. post (institution that maintained horses and vehicles for transporting travelers, correspondence, and mail) post (vehicle belonging to that institution)

    countable · feminine · historical · obsolete
  7. post (institution that maintained horses and vehicles for transporting travelers, correspondence, and mail) post (station where those vehicles stopped)

    countable · feminine · historical · obsolete
  8. line (section between subsequent stops of a postal vehicle)

    feminine · obsolete
  9. postal worker (official delivering correspondence and parcels)

    feminine · obsolete
  10. synonym of stanowisko /placówka

    feminine · figuratively · obsolete
  11. type of children's game

    feminine · obsolete
  12. type of firework

    feminine · obsolete · rare
  13. prank of youth involving lighting a piece of tallow-soaked paper placed on the shoe of a sleeping person

    feminine · obsolete · rare
  14. synonym of sznur

    feminine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Italic *po Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti Proto-Italic *sinō Proto-Italic *pozinō Latin pōnō Latin posita Italian postabor. ▲ Polish pocztainflu. Polish poczta Borrowed from Italian posta, influenced by poczta. First attested in 1547.

noun/ˈpɔt͡ʂ.ta//ˈpɔt͡ʂ.ta/Middle, Polish[ˈpɔt͡ʂ.ta][ˈpɔt͡ʂ.ta]
  1. synonym of podarunek (“gift(s), especially intended to express respect and gain favor”) dedication (piece of work, a text dedicated to someone or having someone as its subject)

    Middle · Polish · feminine
  2. synonym of podarunek (“gift(s), especially intended to express respect and gain favor”) synonym of łapówka

    Middle · Polish · feminine
  3. synonym of podarunek (“gift(s), especially intended to express respect and gain favor”) feudal rent paid as a monetary equivalent of a special gift

    Middle · Polish · feminine
  4. synonym of podarunek (“gift(s), especially intended to express respect and gain favor”) money collection on the third day of a wedding reception

    Middle · Polish · feminine
  5. synonym of podarunek (“gift(s), especially intended to express respect and gain favor”) gift given by a peasant to an official or clerk

    Middle · Polish · feminine
    Was to drzewo na chałupę nie kosztowało, ino tyle, coście panu podleśnemu poczty nosili.
  6. worship of God

    Middle · Polish · feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Old Polish poczcićdeverb. Old Polish poczta Polish poczta Inherited from Old Polish poczta. By surface analysis, deverbal from poczcić.

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