Postillion

See also: postillion

German

Alternative forms

• Postillon

Etymology

Borrowed from French postillon.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Postillion m (strong, genitive Postillions, plural Postillione)

1. postilion
2. (butterfly) dark clouded yellow

Declension

Declension of Postillion [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Postillion	die	Postillione
genitive	eines	des	Postillions	der	Postillione
dative	einem	dem	Postillion	den	Postillionen
accusative	einen	den	Postillion	die	Postillione

Further reading

• “Postillion” in Duden online
• “Postillion” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache