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postel

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See also: Postel, posteľ, and постель

Albanian

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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postel m

  1. email

Czech

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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postel f

  1. bed (to sleep on)
    ustlat postelto make the bed
    manželská posteldouble bed
    na smrtelné postelion the death bed

Declension

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See also

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Further reading

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  • postel”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • postel”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • postel”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Old Czech

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *posteľь.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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postel f

  1. Alternative form of postele

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Descendants

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  • Czech: postel

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Volapük

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Noun

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postel (nominative plural postels)

  1. (obsolete) apostle

Usage notes

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This older term has been replaced by paostolan "apostle".

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