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postiljooni

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Finnish

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Etymology

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< Swedish postiljon (mailman, postman) < French postillon (archaic term for a horseback postman) < earlier sense of the word: "rider mounted on the leading horse of a team", see also postilion.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpostiljoːni/, [ˈpo̞s̠tilˌjo̞ːni]
  • Rhymes: -oːni
  • Hyphenation(key): pos‧til‧joo‧ni

Noun

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postiljooni (dated)

  1. postman, mailman

Declension

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Inflection of postiljooni (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative postiljooni postiljoonit
genitive postiljoonin postiljoonien
partitive postiljoonia postiljooneja
illative postiljooniin postiljooneihin
singular plural
nominative postiljooni postiljoonit
accusative nom. postiljooni postiljoonit
gen. postiljoonin
genitive postiljoonin postiljoonien
partitive postiljoonia postiljooneja
inessive postiljoonissa postiljooneissa
elative postiljoonista postiljooneista
illative postiljooniin postiljooneihin
adessive postiljoonilla postiljooneilla
ablative postiljoonilta postiljooneilta
allative postiljoonille postiljooneille
essive postiljoonina postiljooneina
translative postiljooniksi postiljooneiksi
abessive postiljoonitta postiljooneitta
instructive postiljoonein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of postiljooni (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

Synonyms

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Further reading

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