filatelie
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]1865, from French philatélie, coined by French stamp collector Georges Herpin (in Le Collectionneur de Timbres-poste, Nov. 15, 1864) from Ancient Greek φιλέω (philéō, “I love”) + ἀτέλεια (atéleia), the closest word he could find in Ancient Greek to the concept of "postage stamp", from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + τέλος (télos, “tax”). This word serves as a reminder of the original function of postage stamps, now often forgotten: the cost of letter-carrying formerly was paid by the recipient; stamps indicated it had been pre-paid by the sender, thus the letters were "carriage-free".
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: fi‧la‧te‧lie
Noun
[edit]filatelie f (uncountable)
Related terms
[edit]Italian
[edit]Noun
[edit]filatelie f
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French philatélie.
Noun
[edit]filatelie f (uncountable)
Declension
[edit]| singular only | indefinite | definite |
|---|---|---|
| nominative-accusative | filatelie | filatelia |
| genitive-dative | filatelii | filateliei |
| vocative | filatelie, filatelio | |
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