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
Czech
Etymology
From Old Czech postel, from Proto-Slavic *posteľь.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpostɛl]
audio (file) - Hyphenation: pos‧tel
Noun
postel f
- 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
- lůžko n
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
- 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
- “postel”, in Vokabulář webový: webové hnízdo pramenů k poznání historické češtiny [online], Praha: Ústav pro jazyk český AV ČR, 2006–2023
Volapük
Noun
postel (nominative plural postels)
- (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This older term has been replaced by paostolan "apostle".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
- apostel (also obsolete)
Derived terms
- posteläm
- postelät
- postelik
- postelub