Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈposti/, [ˈpo̞s̠ti]
- Rhymes: -osti
- Syllabification(key): pos‧ti
- Hyphenation(key): pos‧ti
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Swedish post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta.
Noun
posti
- mail, post (letters, parcels, etc. delivered to a particular address or person)
- post, mail, postal service
- ellipsis of postitoimisto (“post office”)
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
Further reading
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Swedish post, from Middle Low German post, from Latin postis.
Noun
posti (dialectal)
- jamb, post (of a door, window, etc.)
- Synonym: pieli
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
Further reading
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Swedish post, from German Posten, from Italian posto.
Noun
posti
- (informal) appointment, position, post
- Synonym: virka
- (glassblowing) bubble, parison; inflated or partially inflated gather of glass on a blowpipe
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
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| allative
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postilleen postillensa
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posteilleen posteillensa
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| essive
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postinaan postinansa
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posteinaan posteinansa
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| translative
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postikseen postiksensa
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posteikseen posteiksensa
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| abessive
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postittaan postittansa
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posteittaan posteittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
posteineen posteinensa
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Further reading
Anagrams
Ingrian
Etymology
Ultimately from a Germanic language, from Italian posto. Compare Finnish posti and Estonian post.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈposti/, [ˈpo̞s̠tʲ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈposti/, [ˈpo̞ʃti]
- Rhymes: -ostʲ, -osti
- Hyphenation: pos‧ti
Noun
posti
- post
- mail
Declension
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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posti
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postit
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| genitive
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postin
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postiin, postiloin
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| partitive
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postia
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postija, postiloja
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| illative
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postii
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postii, postiloihe
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| inessive
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postiis
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postiis, postilois
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| elative
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postist
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postiist, postiloist
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| allative
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postille
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postiille, postiloille
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| adessive
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postiil
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postiil, postiloil
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| ablative
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postilt
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postiilt, postiloilt
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| translative
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postiks
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postiiks, postiloiks
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| essive
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postinna, postiin
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postiinna, postiloinna, postiin, postiloin
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| exessive1)
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postint
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postiint, postiloint
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1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.
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Derived terms
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 426
Italian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpos.ti/, /ˈpɔs.ti/[1]
- Rhymes: -osti, -ɔsti
- Hyphenation: pó‧sti, pò‧sti
Noun
posti m
- plural of posto
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpos.ti/, /ˈpɔs.ti/[1]
- Rhymes: -osti, -ɔsti
- Hyphenation: pó‧sti, pò‧sti
Participle
posti m pl
- masculine plural of posto
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɔs.ti/, /ˈpos.ti/[2]
- Rhymes: -ɔsti, -osti
- Hyphenation: pò‧sti, pó‧sti
Verb
posti
- inflection of postare (“to post (an email, etc.; Internet)”):
- second-person singular present indicative
- first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɔs.ti/
- Rhymes: -ɔsti
- Hyphenation: pò‧sti
Verb
posti
- inflection of postare (“to post (sentries, etc.; military)”):
- second-person singular present indicative
- first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
References
Anagrams
Latin
Noun
postī
- dative/ablative singular of postis
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic постити (postiti).
Verb
a posti (third-person singular present postește, past participle postit) 4th conjugation
- to fast
- to keep the fast for Lent
Conjugation
conjugation of posti (fourth conjugation, -esc- infix)
| a posti
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| postind
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| postit
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| indicative
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eu
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tu
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el/ea
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noi
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voi
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ei/ele
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| present
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postesc
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postești
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postește
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postim
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postiți
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postesc
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| imperfect
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posteam
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posteai
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postea
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posteam
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posteați
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posteau
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| simple perfect
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postii
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postiși
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posti
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postirăm
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postirăți
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postiră
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| pluperfect
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postisem
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postiseși
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postise
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postiserăm
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postiserăți
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postiseră
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| subjunctive
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eu
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tu
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el/ea
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noi
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voi
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ei/ele
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| present
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să postesc
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să postești
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să postească
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să postim
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să postiți
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să postească
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| imperative
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—
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tu
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—
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—
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voi
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—
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| affirmative
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postește
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postiți
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| negative
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nu posti
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nu postiți
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Synonyms
Spanish
Noun
posti m (plural postis)
- post-it note
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from English post.
Verb
-posti (infinitive kuposti)
- (neologism) to post (to send to an electronic forum)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -posti
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| Positive present
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-naposti
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| Subjunctive
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-posti
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| Negative
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-posti
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| Imperative singular
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posti
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kuposti
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| Negative
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kutoposti
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| Imperatives
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huposti
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liposti
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuposti
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naposti)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaposti/naposti
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tunaposti
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| 2nd person
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unaposti
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mnaposti
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaposti
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wanaposti
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naposti
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -posti)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siposti
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hatuposti
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| 2nd person
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huposti
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hamposti
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haposti
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hawaposti
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -posti
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taposti
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taposti
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -posti)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niposti
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tuposti
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| 2nd person
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uposti
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mposti
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aposti
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waposti
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -posti
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siposti
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeposti
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeposti
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliposti
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliposti
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aposti)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naposti
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twaposti
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| 2nd person
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waposti
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mwaposti
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aposti
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waposti
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waposti
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yaposti
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laposti
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yaposti
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaposti
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vyaposti
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| n(IX/X)
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yaposti
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zaposti
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| u(XI)
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waposti
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaposti
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| pa(XVI)
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paposti
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaposti
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meposti
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaposti
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -japosti
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiposti
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoposti
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| Consecutive
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kaposti / positive subject concord + -kaposti
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaposti
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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-niposti
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-tuposti
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| 2nd person
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-kuposti
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-waposti/-kupostini/-wapostini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mposti
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-waposti
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uposti
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-iposti
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liposti
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-yaposti
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiposti
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-viposti
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| n(IX/X)
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-iposti
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-ziposti
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| u(XI)
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-uposti
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuposti
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| pa(XVI)
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-paposti
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muposti
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| Reflexive
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-jiposti
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -posti- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-postiye
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-postio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-postio
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-postiyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-postilo
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-postiyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-posticho
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-postivyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-postiyo
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-postizo
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| u(XI)
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-postio
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-postiko
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| pa(XVI)
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-postipo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-postimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -posti)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeposti
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-oposti
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oposti
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-yoposti
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loposti
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-yoposti
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choposti
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-vyoposti
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoposti
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-zoposti
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| u(XI)
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-oposti
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koposti
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| pa(XVI)
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-poposti
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moposti
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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Votic
Etymology
Borrowed from Estonian post.
Pronunciation
- (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈposti/, [ˈpostʲi]
- Rhymes: -osti
- Hyphenation: pos‧ti
Noun
posti
- post, mail
Inflection
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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posti
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postid
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| genitive
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posti
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postijõ, postii
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| partitive
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postia
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postiitõ, postii
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| illative
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postisõ, posti
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postiisõ
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| inessive
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postiz
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postiiz
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| elative
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postissõ
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postiissõ
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| allative
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postilõ
|
postiilõ
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| adessive
|
postillõ
|
postiillõ
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| ablative
|
postiltõ
|
postiiltõ
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| translative
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postissi
|
postiissi
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*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.
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References
- Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “posti”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn