Posten
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed in the 17th century from Italian posto, beginning in military use.
Noun edit
Posten m (strong, genitive Postens, plural Posten, diminutive Pöstchen n)
- post, station
- job, position
- (trade or accounting) lot, position
- (mining) batch of ore for smelting
- (firearms) buckshot, big dot
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Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
Posten