Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈposti/, [ˈpo̞s̠ti]
- Rhymes: -osti
- Syllabification(key): Pos‧ti
- Hyphenation(key): Pos‧ti
Etymology 1
< posti
Proper noun
Posti
- ellipsis of Posti Group, the Finnish postal service company.
Declension
| Inflection of Posti (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
Posti
|
Postit
|
| genitive
|
Postin
|
Postien
|
| partitive
|
Postia
|
Posteja
|
| illative
|
Postiin
|
Posteihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Posti
|
Postit
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Posti
|
Postit
|
| gen.
|
Postin
|
| genitive
|
Postin
|
Postien
|
| partitive
|
Postia
|
Posteja
|
| inessive
|
Postissa
|
Posteissa
|
| elative
|
Postista
|
Posteista
|
| illative
|
Postiin
|
Posteihin
|
| adessive
|
Postilla
|
Posteilla
|
| ablative
|
Postilta
|
Posteilta
|
| allative
|
Postille
|
Posteille
|
| essive
|
Postina
|
Posteina
|
| translative
|
Postiksi
|
Posteiksi
|
| abessive
|
Postitta
|
Posteitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
Postein
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Postini
|
Postini
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Postini
|
Postini
|
| gen.
|
Postini
|
| genitive
|
Postini
|
Postieni
|
| partitive
|
Postiani
|
Postejani
|
| inessive
|
Postissani
|
Posteissani
|
| elative
|
Postistani
|
Posteistani
|
| illative
|
Postiini
|
Posteihini
|
| adessive
|
Postillani
|
Posteillani
|
| ablative
|
Postiltani
|
Posteiltani
|
| allative
|
Postilleni
|
Posteilleni
|
| essive
|
Postinani
|
Posteinani
|
| translative
|
Postikseni
|
Posteikseni
|
| abessive
|
Postittani
|
Posteittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Posteineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Postisi
|
Postisi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Postisi
|
Postisi
|
| gen.
|
Postisi
|
| genitive
|
Postisi
|
Postiesi
|
| partitive
|
Postiasi
|
Postejasi
|
| inessive
|
Postissasi
|
Posteissasi
|
| elative
|
Postistasi
|
Posteistasi
|
| illative
|
Postiisi
|
Posteihisi
|
| adessive
|
Postillasi
|
Posteillasi
|
| ablative
|
Postiltasi
|
Posteiltasi
|
| allative
|
Postillesi
|
Posteillesi
|
| essive
|
Postinasi
|
Posteinasi
|
| translative
|
Postiksesi
|
Posteiksesi
|
| abessive
|
Postittasi
|
Posteittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Posteinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Postimme
|
Postimme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Postimme
|
Postimme
|
| gen.
|
Postimme
|
| genitive
|
Postimme
|
Postiemme
|
| partitive
|
Postiamme
|
Postejamme
|
| inessive
|
Postissamme
|
Posteissamme
|
| elative
|
Postistamme
|
Posteistamme
|
| illative
|
Postiimme
|
Posteihimme
|
| adessive
|
Postillamme
|
Posteillamme
|
| ablative
|
Postiltamme
|
Posteiltamme
|
| allative
|
Postillemme
|
Posteillemme
|
| essive
|
Postinamme
|
Posteinamme
|
| translative
|
Postiksemme
|
Posteiksemme
|
| abessive
|
Postittamme
|
Posteittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Posteinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Postinne
|
Postinne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Postinne
|
Postinne
|
| gen.
|
Postinne
|
| genitive
|
Postinne
|
Postienne
|
| partitive
|
Postianne
|
Postejanne
|
| inessive
|
Postissanne
|
Posteissanne
|
| elative
|
Postistanne
|
Posteistanne
|
| illative
|
Postiinne
|
Posteihinne
|
| adessive
|
Postillanne
|
Posteillanne
|
| ablative
|
Postiltanne
|
Posteiltanne
|
| allative
|
Postillenne
|
Posteillenne
|
| essive
|
Postinanne
|
Posteinanne
|
| translative
|
Postiksenne
|
Posteiksenne
|
| abessive
|
Postittanne
|
Posteittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Posteinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Postinsa
|
Postinsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Postinsa
|
Postinsa
|
| gen.
|
Postinsa
|
| genitive
|
Postinsa
|
Postiensa
|
| partitive
|
Postiaan
Postiansa
|
Postejaan
Postejansa
|
| inessive
|
Postissaan
Postissansa
|
Posteissaan
Posteissansa
|
| elative
|
Postistaan
Postistansa
|
Posteistaan
Posteistansa
|
| illative
|
Postiinsa
|
Posteihinsa
|
| adessive
|
Postillaan
Postillansa
|
Posteillaan
Posteillansa
|
| ablative
|
Postiltaan
Postiltansa
|
Posteiltaan
Posteiltansa
|
| allative
|
Postilleen
Postillensa
|
Posteilleen
Posteillensa
|
| essive
|
Postinaan
Postinansa
|
Posteinaan
Posteinansa
|
| translative
|
Postikseen
Postiksensa
|
Posteikseen
Posteiksensa
|
| abessive
|
Postittaan
Postittansa
|
Posteittaan
Posteittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Posteineen
Posteinensa
|
|
Etymology 2
Possibly from posti (“post, mail”) or from Low German Post.
Proper noun
Posti
- a Finnish surname
Declension
| Inflection of Posti (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
Posti
|
Postit
|
| genitive
|
Postin
|
Postien
|
| partitive
|
Postia
|
Posteja
|
| illative
|
Postiin
|
Posteihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Posti
|
Postit
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Posti
|
Postit
|
| gen.
|
Postin
|
| genitive
|
Postin
|
Postien
|
| partitive
|
Postia
|
Posteja
|
| inessive
|
Postissa
|
Posteissa
|
| elative
|
Postista
|
Posteista
|
| illative
|
Postiin
|
Posteihin
|
| adessive
|
Postilla
|
Posteilla
|
| ablative
|
Postilta
|
Posteilta
|
| allative
|
Postille
|
Posteille
|
| essive
|
Postina
|
Posteina
|
| translative
|
Postiksi
|
Posteiksi
|
| abessive
|
Postitta
|
Posteitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
Postein
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Postini
|
Postini
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Postini
|
Postini
|
| gen.
|
Postini
|
| genitive
|
Postini
|
Postieni
|
| partitive
|
Postiani
|
Postejani
|
| inessive
|
Postissani
|
Posteissani
|
| elative
|
Postistani
|
Posteistani
|
| illative
|
Postiini
|
Posteihini
|
| adessive
|
Postillani
|
Posteillani
|
| ablative
|
Postiltani
|
Posteiltani
|
| allative
|
Postilleni
|
Posteilleni
|
| essive
|
Postinani
|
Posteinani
|
| translative
|
Postikseni
|
Posteikseni
|
| abessive
|
Postittani
|
Posteittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Posteineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Postisi
|
Postisi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Postisi
|
Postisi
|
| gen.
|
Postisi
|
| genitive
|
Postisi
|
Postiesi
|
| partitive
|
Postiasi
|
Postejasi
|
| inessive
|
Postissasi
|
Posteissasi
|
| elative
|
Postistasi
|
Posteistasi
|
| illative
|
Postiisi
|
Posteihisi
|
| adessive
|
Postillasi
|
Posteillasi
|
| ablative
|
Postiltasi
|
Posteiltasi
|
| allative
|
Postillesi
|
Posteillesi
|
| essive
|
Postinasi
|
Posteinasi
|
| translative
|
Postiksesi
|
Posteiksesi
|
| abessive
|
Postittasi
|
Posteittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Posteinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Postimme
|
Postimme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Postimme
|
Postimme
|
| gen.
|
Postimme
|
| genitive
|
Postimme
|
Postiemme
|
| partitive
|
Postiamme
|
Postejamme
|
| inessive
|
Postissamme
|
Posteissamme
|
| elative
|
Postistamme
|
Posteistamme
|
| illative
|
Postiimme
|
Posteihimme
|
| adessive
|
Postillamme
|
Posteillamme
|
| ablative
|
Postiltamme
|
Posteiltamme
|
| allative
|
Postillemme
|
Posteillemme
|
| essive
|
Postinamme
|
Posteinamme
|
| translative
|
Postiksemme
|
Posteiksemme
|
| abessive
|
Postittamme
|
Posteittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Posteinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Postinne
|
Postinne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Postinne
|
Postinne
|
| gen.
|
Postinne
|
| genitive
|
Postinne
|
Postienne
|
| partitive
|
Postianne
|
Postejanne
|
| inessive
|
Postissanne
|
Posteissanne
|
| elative
|
Postistanne
|
Posteistanne
|
| illative
|
Postiinne
|
Posteihinne
|
| adessive
|
Postillanne
|
Posteillanne
|
| ablative
|
Postiltanne
|
Posteiltanne
|
| allative
|
Postillenne
|
Posteillenne
|
| essive
|
Postinanne
|
Posteinanne
|
| translative
|
Postiksenne
|
Posteiksenne
|
| abessive
|
Postittanne
|
Posteittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Posteinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Postinsa
|
Postinsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Postinsa
|
Postinsa
|
| gen.
|
Postinsa
|
| genitive
|
Postinsa
|
Postiensa
|
| partitive
|
Postiaan
Postiansa
|
Postejaan
Postejansa
|
| inessive
|
Postissaan
Postissansa
|
Posteissaan
Posteissansa
|
| elative
|
Postistaan
Postistansa
|
Posteistaan
Posteistansa
|
| illative
|
Postiinsa
|
Posteihinsa
|
| adessive
|
Postillaan
Postillansa
|
Posteillaan
Posteillansa
|
| ablative
|
Postiltaan
Postiltansa
|
Posteiltaan
Posteiltansa
|
| allative
|
Postilleen
Postillensa
|
Posteilleen
Posteillensa
|
| essive
|
Postinaan
Postinansa
|
Posteinaan
Posteinansa
|
| translative
|
Postikseen
Postiksensa
|
Posteikseen
Posteiksensa
|
| abessive
|
Postittaan
Postittansa
|
Posteittaan
Posteittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Posteineen
Posteinensa
|
|
Derived terms
Statistics
- Posti is the 1290th (tied with 3 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 659 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
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