postel

See also: Postel, posteľ, and постель

Albanian

Etymology

Blend of postë (“mail”) +‎ elektronike (“electronics”). Coined by Agim Morina in the late 1990s. Likely inspired by the French courriel and Jon Postel's last name.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɔsˈtɛl/

Noun

postel m

  1. email

Czech

Etymology

From Old Czech postel, from Proto-Slavic *posteľь.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈpostɛl]
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  • Hyphenation: pos‧tel

Noun

postel f

  1. bed (to sleep on)

Declension
Declension of postel
singular plural
nominative postel postele
genitive postele postelí
dative posteli postelím
accusative postel postele
vocative posteli postele
locative posteli postelích
instrumental postelí postelemi

Derived terms
  • postelový

See also

Further reading
  • postel in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • postel in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • postel in Internetová jazyková příručka

Old Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *posteľь.

Noun

postel f

  1. bed (to sleep on)

Declension
Declension (pattern tvrz)
singular dual plural
nominative postel, postelě (postele) posteli postelě (postele)
genitive postelě (postele), posteli postelú (postelou, postelí) postel, postelí
dative posteli postelěma (postelema), posteloma posteliem (postelém, postelím), postelem
accusative postelu (posteli), postel posteli postelě (postele)
vocative postele posteli postelě (postele)
locative posteli postelú (postelou, postelí) posteliech (posteléch, postelích)
instrumental postelú (postelou, postelí) postelěma (postelema), posteloma postelěmi (postelemi), postelmi

Descendants
  • Czech: postel

Further reading

Volapük

Noun

postel (nominative plural postels)

  1. (obsolete) apostle

Usage notes

This older term has been replaced by paostolan "apostle".

Declension
declension of postel
singular plural
nominative postel postels
genitive postela postelas
dative postele posteles
accusative posteli postelis
vocative 1 o postel! o postels!
predicative 2 postelu postelus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • posteläm
  • postelät
  • postelik
  • postelub
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