pósta
See also: posta, pòsta, pösta, pošta, and poștă
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): [ˈpˠoːsˠt̪ˠə]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): [ˈpˠɔːsˠt̪ˠə]
Adjective
pósta
- married
Declension
Declension of pósta
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | pósta | phósta | pósta; phósta² | |
| Vocative | phósta | pósta | ||
| Genitive | pósta | pósta | pósta | |
| Dative | pósta; phósta¹ | phósta | pósta; phósta² | |
| Comparative | níos pósta | |||
| Superlative | is pósta | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- neamhphósta (“unwed”, adjective)
- nuaphósta (“newlywed”, adjective)
Noun
pósta m
- genitive singular of pósadh
Verb
pósta
- past participle of pós
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| pósta | phósta | bpósta |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “pósta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “pósta” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “pósta” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.