# posti
## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈposti/, [ˈpo̞s̠ti]
* Rhymes: -osti
* Hyphenation: pos‧ti

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Swedish post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta.

#### Noun

posti
* mail, post (letters, parcels, etc. delivered to a particular address or person)
* post, mail, postal service
* Ellipsis of postitoimisto (“post office”).

##### Declension

Possessive forms of posti (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
postini
postini
accusative
nom.
postini
postini
gen.
postini
genitive
postini
postieni
partitive
postiani
postejani
inessive
postissani
posteissani
elative
postistani
posteistani
illative
postiini
posteihini
adessive
postillani
posteillani
ablative
postiltani
posteiltani
allative
postilleni
posteilleni
essive
postinani
posteinani
translative
postikseni
posteikseni
abessive
postittani
posteittani
instructive
comitative
—posteineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
postisi
postisi
accusative
nom.
postisi
postisi
gen.
postisi
genitive
postisi
postiesi
partitive
postiasi
postejasi
inessive
postissasi
posteissasi
elative
postistasi
posteistasi
illative
postiisi
posteihisi
adessive
postillasi
posteillasi
ablative
postiltasi
posteiltasi
allative
postillesi
posteillesi
essive
postinasi
posteinasi
translative
postiksesi
posteiksesi
abessive
postittasi
posteittasi
instructive
comitative
—posteinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
postimme
postimme
accusative
nom.
postimme
postimme
gen.
postimme
genitive
postimme
postiemme
partitive
postiamme
postejamme
inessive
postissamme
posteissamme
elative
postistamme
posteistamme
illative
postiimme
posteihimme
adessive
postillamme
posteillamme
ablative
postiltamme
posteiltamme
allative
postillemme
posteillemme
essive
postinamme
posteinamme
translative
postiksemme
posteiksemme
abessive
postittamme
posteittamme
instructive
comitative
—posteinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
postinne
postinne
accusative
nom.
postinne
postinne
gen.
postinne
genitive
postinne
postienne
partitive
postianne
postejanne
inessive
postissanne
posteissanne
elative
postistanne
posteistanne
illative
postiinne
posteihinne
adessive
postillanne
posteillanne
ablative
postiltanne
posteiltanne
allative
postillenne
posteillenne
essive
postinanne
posteinanne
translative
postiksenne
posteiksenne
abessive
postittanne
posteittanne
instructive
comitative
—posteinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
postinsa
postinsa
accusative
nom.
postinsa
postinsa
gen.
postinsa
genitive
postinsa
postiensa
partitive
postiaan postiansa
postejaan postejansa
inessive
postissaan postissansa
posteissaan posteissansa
elative
postistaan postistansa
posteistaan posteistansa
illative
postiinsa
posteihinsa
adessive
postillaan postillansa
posteillaan posteillansa
ablative
postiltaan postiltansa
posteiltaan posteiltansa
allative
postilleen postillensa
posteilleen posteillensa
essive
postinaan postinansa
posteinaan posteinansa
translative
postikseen postiksensa
posteikseen posteiksensa
abessive
postittaan postittansa
posteittaan posteittansa
instructive
comitative
—posteineen posteinensa :

##### Derived terms

* postitse
* postittaa
* postitus
* arvoposti
* asiamiesposti
* diplomaattiposti
* etanaposti
* ihailijaposti
* ilmaisjakeluposti
* jobinposti
* jouluposti
* kenttäposti
* kirjeposti
* kuriiriposti
* lentoposti
* mainosposti
* noutoposti
* nyrkkiposti
* paluuposti
* pikaposti
* postiauto
* postibussi
* postiennakko
* postiennakkolähetys
* postietuanti
* postihaastattelu
* postihallitus
* postiinjättö
* postikeskus
* postikonttori
* postikortti
* postikulut
* postikysely
* postilaatikko
* postilaitos
* postileima
* postilento
* postiliikenne
* postilokerikko
* postilokero
* postiluukku
* postilähetys
* postimainonta
* postimaksu
* postimerkki
* postimestari
* postimies
* postimyynti
* postinjakaja
* postinjakelu
* postinjättö
* postinkantaja
* postinkanto
* postinkuljetus
* postinkulku
* postinkäsittely
* postinlajittelija
* postinlajittelu
* postinumero
* postiosoite
* postiosoitus
* postipaketti
* postipalvelu
* postipäällikkö
* postiryöstö
* postisiirto
* postitaide
* postitoimi
* postitoimipaikka
* postitoimisto
* postitoimitus
* postitorvi
* postivaunu
* postivaunut
* postivirkailija
* postivirkamies
* postiäänestys
* postiäänestäminen
* postiääni
* puheposti
* pulloposti
* putkiposti
* pääposti
* roskaposti
* sähköposti
* vihaposti
* ykkösposti

#### Further reading

* “1. posti”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Swedish post, from Middle Low German post, from Latin postis.

#### Noun

posti (dialectal)
* jamb, post (of a door, window, etc.)
    Synonym: pieli

##### Declension

Possessive forms of posti (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
postini
postini
accusative
nom.
postini
postini
gen.
postini
genitive
postini
postieni
partitive
postiani
postejani
inessive
postissani
posteissani
elative
postistani
posteistani
illative
postiini
posteihini
adessive
postillani
posteillani
ablative
postiltani
posteiltani
allative
postilleni
posteilleni
essive
postinani
posteinani
translative
postikseni
posteikseni
abessive
postittani
posteittani
instructive
comitative
—posteineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
postisi
postisi
accusative
nom.
postisi
postisi
gen.
postisi
genitive
postisi
postiesi
partitive
postiasi
postejasi
inessive
postissasi
posteissasi
elative
postistasi
posteistasi
illative
postiisi
posteihisi
adessive
postillasi
posteillasi
ablative
postiltasi
posteiltasi
allative
postillesi
posteillesi
essive
postinasi
posteinasi
translative
postiksesi
posteiksesi
abessive
postittasi
posteittasi
instructive
comitative
—posteinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
postimme
postimme
accusative
nom.
postimme
postimme
gen.
postimme
genitive
postimme
postiemme
partitive
postiamme
postejamme
inessive
postissamme
posteissamme
elative
postistamme
posteistamme
illative
postiimme
posteihimme
adessive
postillamme
posteillamme
ablative
postiltamme
posteiltamme
allative
postillemme
posteillemme
essive
postinamme
posteinamme
translative
postiksemme
posteiksemme
abessive
postittamme
posteittamme
instructive
comitative
—posteinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
postinne
postinne
accusative
nom.
postinne
postinne
gen.
postinne
genitive
postinne
postienne
partitive
postianne
postejanne
inessive
postissanne
posteissanne
elative
postistanne
posteistanne
illative
postiinne
posteihinne
adessive
postillanne
posteillanne
ablative
postiltanne
posteiltanne
allative
postillenne
posteillenne
essive
postinanne
posteinanne
translative
postiksenne
posteiksenne
abessive
postittanne
posteittanne
instructive
comitative
—posteinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
postinsa
postinsa
accusative
nom.
postinsa
postinsa
gen.
postinsa
genitive
postinsa
postiensa
partitive
postiaan postiansa
postejaan postejansa
inessive
postissaan postissansa
posteissaan posteissansa
elative
postistaan postistansa
posteistaan posteistansa
illative
postiinsa
posteihinsa
adessive
postillaan postillansa
posteillaan posteillansa
ablative
postiltaan postiltansa
posteiltaan posteiltansa
allative
postilleen postillensa
posteilleen posteillensa
essive
postinaan postinansa
posteinaan posteinansa
translative
postikseen postiksensa
posteikseen posteiksensa
abessive
postittaan postittansa
posteittaan posteittansa
instructive
comitative
—posteineen posteinensa :

##### Derived terms

* paloposti
* vesiposti

#### Further reading

* “3. posti”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

### Etymology 3

Borrowed from Swedish post, from German Posten, from Italian posto.

#### Noun

posti (informal)
* appointment, position, post
    Synonym: virka

##### Declension

Possessive forms of posti (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
postini
postini
accusative
nom.
postini
postini
gen.
postini
genitive
postini
postieni
partitive
postiani
postejani
inessive
postissani
posteissani
elative
postistani
posteistani
illative
postiini
posteihini
adessive
postillani
posteillani
ablative
postiltani
posteiltani
allative
postilleni
posteilleni
essive
postinani
posteinani
translative
postikseni
posteikseni
abessive
postittani
posteittani
instructive
comitative
—posteineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
postisi
postisi
accusative
nom.
postisi
postisi
gen.
postisi
genitive
postisi
postiesi
partitive
postiasi
postejasi
inessive
postissasi
posteissasi
elative
postistasi
posteistasi
illative
postiisi
posteihisi
adessive
postillasi
posteillasi
ablative
postiltasi
posteiltasi
allative
postillesi
posteillesi
essive
postinasi
posteinasi
translative
postiksesi
posteiksesi
abessive
postittasi
posteittasi
instructive
comitative
—posteinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
postimme
postimme
accusative
nom.
postimme
postimme
gen.
postimme
genitive
postimme
postiemme
partitive
postiamme
postejamme
inessive
postissamme
posteissamme
elative
postistamme
posteistamme
illative
postiimme
posteihimme
adessive
postillamme
posteillamme
ablative
postiltamme
posteiltamme
allative
postillemme
posteillemme
essive
postinamme
posteinamme
translative
postiksemme
posteiksemme
abessive
postittamme
posteittamme
instructive
comitative
—posteinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
postinne
postinne
accusative
nom.
postinne
postinne
gen.
postinne
genitive
postinne
postienne
partitive
postianne
postejanne
inessive
postissanne
posteissanne
elative
postistanne
posteistanne
illative
postiinne
posteihinne
adessive
postillanne
posteillanne
ablative
postiltanne
posteiltanne
allative
postillenne
posteillenne
essive
postinanne
posteinanne
translative
postiksenne
posteiksenne
abessive
postittanne
posteittanne
instructive
comitative
—posteinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
postinsa
postinsa
accusative
nom.
postinsa
postinsa
gen.
postinsa
genitive
postinsa
postiensa
partitive
postiaan postiansa
postejaan postejansa
inessive
postissaan postissansa
posteissaan posteissansa
elative
postistaan postistansa
posteistaan posteistansa
illative
postiinsa
posteihinsa
adessive
postillaan postillansa
posteillaan posteillansa
ablative
postiltaan postiltansa
posteiltaan posteiltansa
allative
postilleen postillensa
posteilleen posteillensa
essive
postinaan postinansa
posteinaan posteinansa
translative
postikseen postiksensa
posteikseen posteiksensa
abessive
postittaan postittansa
posteittaan posteittansa
instructive
comitative
—posteineen posteinensa :

#### Further reading

* “2. posti”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

### Anagrams

* pisto

## Ingrian
### Etymology

Ultimately from a Germanic language, from Italian posto. Compare Finnish posti and Estonian post.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈposti/, [ˈpo̞s̠tʲ]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈposti/, [ˈpo̞ʃti]
* Rhymes: -ostʲ, -osti
* Hyphenation: pos‧ti

### Noun

posti
* post
* mail

#### Derived terms

* postimees
* postinkantaja

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 426

## Italian
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpo.sti/, /ˈpɔ.sti/
* Rhymes: -osti, -ɔsti
* Hyphenation: pó‧sti, pò‧sti

#### Noun

posti m
* plural of posto

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpo.sti/, /ˈpɔ.sti/
* Rhymes: -osti, -ɔsti
* Hyphenation: pó‧sti, pò‧sti

#### Participle

posti m pl
* masculine plural of posto

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɔ.sti/, /ˈpo.sti/
* Rhymes: -ɔsti, -osti
* Hyphenation: pò‧sti, pó‧sti

#### Verb

posti
* inflection of postare (“to post (an email, etc.; Internet)”):
** second-person singular present indicative
** first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

### Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɔ.sti/
* Rhymes: -ɔsti
* Hyphenation: pò‧sti

#### Verb

posti
* inflection of postare (“to post (sentries, etc.; military)”):
** second-person singular present indicative
** first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

### References

* 1 2 posti in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
* ↑ post in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

### Anagrams

* -ptosi, ptosi, stipo, stipò

## Latin
### Noun

postī
* dative/ablative singular of postis

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic постити (postiti).

### Verb

a posti (third-person singular present postește, past participle postit) 4th conjugation
* to fast
* to keep the fast for Lent

#### Synonyms

* ajuna

#### Related terms

* post

## Spanish
### Noun

posti m (plural postis)
* post-it note

## Swahili
### Etymology

Borrowed from English post.

### Verb

-posti (infinitive kuposti)
* (neologism) to post (to send to an electronic forum)

#### Conjugation

Conjugation of -posti :
| Positive present | -naposti |
| Subjunctive | -posti |
| Negative | -posti |
| Imperative singular | posti |
Infinitives :
| Positive | kuposti |
| Negative | kutoposti |
Imperatives :
| Singular | posti |
| Plural | postini |
Tensed forms :
| Habitual | huposti |
| Positive past | positive subject concord + -liposti |
| Negative past | negative subject concord + -kuposti |
| Positive future | positive subject concord + -taposti |
| Negative future | negative subject concord + -taposti |
| Negative subjunctive | positive subject concord + -siposti |
| Positive present conditional | positive subject concord + -ngeposti |
| Negative present conditional | positive subject concord + -singeposti |
| Positive past conditional | positive subject concord + -ngaliposti |
| Negative past conditional | positive subject concord + -singaliposti |
| Perfect | positive subject concord + -meposti |
| "Already" | positive subject concord + -meshaposti |
| "Not yet" | negative subject concord + -japosti |
| "If/When" | positive subject concord + -kiposti |
| "If not" | positive subject concord + -sipoposti |
| Consecutive | kaposti / positive subject concord + -kaposti |
| Consecutive subjunctive | positive subject concord + -kaposti |
Relative forms :
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information. :

## Votic
### Etymology

Borrowed from Estonian post.

### Pronunciation

* (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA: /ˈposti/, [ˈpostʲi]
* Rhymes: -osti
* Hyphenation: pos‧ti

### Noun

posti
* post, mail

#### Inflection
### References

* Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “posti”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn