# пост
## Bulgarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [pɔst]

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic постъ (postŭ), from Proto-Slavic *postъ. Non-Slavic cognates include Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽 (fastan), Old High German fasten and English fast (in this sense).

#### Noun

пост • (post) m
* fast (religious (usually Christian) abstinence from meat and other animal products)
* (usually in the plural) a day or time of the year when a fast is observed

##### Derived terms

* по́стен (pósten)
* по́стя impf or pf (póstja)

### Etymology 2

Probably borrowed from French poste. Alternatively from Ottoman Turkish پوست (post, “position, office”) or Romanian post (“post, position, job”). First attested in 1849.

#### Noun

пост • (post) m
* post, position, office (appointed position in an organization; job)
    Synonym: длъ́жност (dlǎ́žnost)

##### Declension
### Etymology 3

Borrowed from French poste, Russian пост (post) or German Posten, all from Italian posto (“place, position; post, job”), from Latin positus (“located, placed”).

#### Noun

пост • (post) m (relational adjective постови́)
* post, guard post (location or building where military guards are posted)
    кома́нден по́ст ― kománden póst ― command post
* armed guard, or a group of armed guards
* (with на) post (fulfillment of an armed guard's professional duties)
    на по́ст ― na póst ― at [one's] post

##### Declension
### Etymology 4

Borrowed from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta (“mail; post office”). Doublet of по́ща (póšta).

#### Noun

пост • (post) m (diminutive по́стче)
* post (message posted in an electronic or Internet forum, on a blog, etc.)
    Synonyms: по́стинг (pósting), публика́ция (publikácija), мне́ние (mnénie)

##### Derived terms

* по́стна pf (póstna), по́ствам impf (póstvam)

### References

* ↑ Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “пост¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, pages 543-545
* ↑ Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “пост³”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 545
* ↑ Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “пост²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 545
* “пост”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
* “пост”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

## Macedonian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [pɔst]
* Hyphenation: пост

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *postъ.

#### Noun

пост • (post) m (plural пости, relational adjective посен)
* fast (religious abstinence)

##### Related terms

* (verb): пости impf (posti)
* (nouns): испосник m (isposnik), испосница f (isposnica)/испосничка f (isposnička)
* (adjective, adverb): испоснички (isposnički)

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from English post.

#### Noun

пост • (post) m (plural постови)
* (colloquial, slang) online post

##### Derived terms

* постира (postira)

## Russian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [post]

### Etymology 1

Old Russian and pre-Reform постъ (post), as it were Proto-Slavic *postъ, a loan from Old High German fasta (“fast”) (8th century, a feminine noun from the root of Proto-Germanic *fastāną), presumably first in this sense in Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽 (fastan), gloss of νηστεία (nēsteía).

#### Noun

пост • (post) m inan (genitive поста́, nominative plural посты́, genitive plural посто́в)
* fast (period of restricted eating)
    великий пост ― velikij post ― Great Lent (lit. great fast)

##### Related terms

* пости́ться (postítʹsja)
* по́стный (póstnyj)

### Etymology 2

From the French poste, ca. 1700.

#### Noun

пост • (post) m inan (genitive поста́, nominative plural посты́, genitive plural посто́в, relational adjective постово́й)
* post, office, appointment, position, job
* picket, outpost, guard post, station

##### Declension
### Etymology 3

Borrowed from English post.

#### Noun

пост • (post) m inan (genitive поста́ or по́ста, nominative plural посты́ or по́сты, genitive plural посто́в or по́стов)
* (slang) post, message (online forums)

##### Declension
### References

* Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “пост”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *postъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pôːst/

### Noun

по̑ст m (Latin spelling pȏst)
* fast, fasting

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “пост”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pôst/

#### Noun

по̏ст m (Latin spelling pȍst)
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

#### Further reading

* “пост”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

## Ukrainian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [pɔst]
* Hyphenation: пост

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from French poste.

#### Noun

пост • (post) m inan (genitive поста́, nominative plural пости́, genitive plural пості́в, relational adjective постови́й)
* post (a place for monitoring someone or something)

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

Borrowed from English post.

#### Noun

пост • (post) m inan (genitive поста́ or по́сту, nominative plural пости́ or по́сти, genitive plural пості́в or по́стів)
* (slang) post (online message or publication)
    Synonym: до́пис (dópys)

##### Declension
### Further reading

* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “пост”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
* “пост”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
* “пост”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)
* “пост”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)