почтальон

Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French postillon, ultimately from Italian postiglione, influenced by по́чта (póčta), which is borrowed from Polish poczta.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pət͡ɕtɐˈlʲjɵn]
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Noun

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почтальо́н (počtalʹónm anim (genitive почтальо́на, nominative plural почтальо́ны, genitive plural почтальо́нов, feminine почтальо́нша)

  1. mailman, postman, letter carrier, mail carrier (post office employee)
    Synonym: (rare) письмоно́сец (pisʹmonósec)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Azerbaijani: poçtalyon
  • Ingrian: poštaljona