Upper Sorbian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpʊst/
  • Rhymes: -ʊst
  • Hyphenation: póst
  • Syllabification: póst

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pòstъ.

Noun

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póst m inan

  1. fasting (deprivation or reduction of food, voluntarily or by imposition, for a certain period of time)
  2. (Catholicism, Christianity) Lent (in the Catholic liturgical year, the period of penitential preparation for Easter, which takes place over 40 days, beginning with Ash Wednesday and extending over six Sundays, the last of which is known as Palm Sunday)
    Synonym: póstny čas
Declension
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from German Post.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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póst m inan

  1. mail, post
  2. post office
Declension
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References

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