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

Inherited from Old Czech postele, postel, from Proto-Slavic *posteľь. By surface analysis, deverbal from postlat.

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

Noun

postel f

  1. bed (to sleep on)
    ustlat postel ― to make the bed
    manželská postel ― double bed
    na smrtelné posteli ― on the death bed

Declension
Declension of postel (soft zero-ending feminine)
singular plural
nominative postel postele
genitive postele postelí
dative posteli postelím
accusative postel postele
vocative posteli postele
locative posteli postelích
instrumental postelí postelemi

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *posteľь.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈpostɛl/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈpostɛl/

Noun

postel f

  1. Alternative form of postele

Declension
Declension of postel (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative postel posteli posteli
genitive posteli posteľú postelí
dative posteli postelma postelem
accusative postel posteli posteli
vocative posteli posteli posteli
locative posteli posteľú postelech
instrumental posteľú postelma postelmi
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

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This older term has been replaced by paostolan "apostle".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