postkontor
Danish
Etymology
Noun
postkontor
Declension
neuter gender |
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | postkontor | postkontoret | postkontorer | postkontorerne |
genitive | postkontors | postkontorets | postkontorers | postkontorernes |
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
postkontor n (definite singular postkontoret, indefinite plural postkontor or postkontorer, definite plural postkontora or postkontorene)
References
- “postkontor” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
postkontor n (definite singular postkontoret, indefinite plural postkontor, definite plural postkontora)
References
- “postkontor” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
post (“post”) + kontor (“office”)
Noun
postkontor n
- a post office (building) (nowadays chiefly foreign or historical)
Usage notes
As of mid-2000's all Swedish post offices are, in some way or another, defunct. Many of the buildings today houses letter carrier offices and business service centers. Services aimed toward the general public has instead been handed over to retail postal outlets, commonly represented by grocery stores and other retailers.
Declension
nominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | postkontor | postkontors |
definite | postkontoret | postkontorets | |
plural | indefinite | postkontor | postkontors |
definite | postkontoren | postkontorens |
Meronyms
- brevbärarkontor (“letter carrier office”)
- företagscenter (“business service center”)
See also
- brevterminal (“letter sorting facility”)
- postterminal (“mail sorting facility”)
- postombud (“postal representative”)
- frimärksombud (“stamp seller”)
- paketombud (“parcel outlet”)