post-

See also: POST, Post, post, pöst, and pøst

English

Etymology

Latin post (“after, behind”). Cognate with Spanish pues (“well, so, then”)

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /poʊst/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /pəʊst/

Prefix

post-

1. after, later
2. (anatomy) behind

Antonyms

• pre-, ante-

Derived terms

► English words prefixed with post-

terms derived from post-

• postaxial
• postbellum
• post-boost phase
• postclassical
• postcoital
• postcolonial
• postconsumer
• postcranial
• postdate
• postdiluvian
• postdoc
• postdoctoral
• postembryonic
• post-Enlightenment
• postexilic
• postfix
• postfrontal
• postganglionic
• postgasm
• postglacial
• postgraduate
• posthaste
• posthole
• posthumous
• posthypnotic suggestion
• postidentity
• postimpressionism
• postindustrial
• postlux
• postmenopausal
• postmenstrual
• postmeridian
• postmillenarian
• postmillenarianism
• postmillennial
• postmillennialism
• postmodern
• postmortem
• postnasal
• post-nasal drip
• postnatal
• postnuptial
• post-op
• postoperative
• postorbital
• postpartum
• post-polio syndrome
• postpone
• postpose
• postposition
• postpositive
• postprandial
• postproduction
• postscript
• postseason
• postsecular
• poststructuralism
• postsynaptic
• posttenebras
• posttest
• posttranscriptional
• posttransfusion
• post-transition metal
• posttranslational
• posttraumatic
• postvertebral
• postvocalic
• postwar

 

Translations

later

• Armenian: հետ- (het-)
• Catalan: post- (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 後- (zh), 后- (zh) (hòu), -後 (zh), -后 (zh) (hòu)

• Czech: po-
• Dutch: post- (nl)
• French: post- (fr)
• Greek: μετα- (el) (meta-), υστερο- (ystero-)
• Hungarian: poszt- (hu)

• Ido: pos-
• Italian: post- (it)
• Malay: pasca- (ms)
• Portuguese: pós- (pt)
• Russian: после- (ru) (posle-), пост- (ru) (post-)
• Scottish Gaelic: iar-
• Spanish: pos- (es), post- (es)
• Tagalog: pagka-

behind

• Catalan: post- (ca)
• Dutch: post- (nl)
• French: post- (fr)

• Ido: dop-
• Russian: за- (ru) (za-)
• Scottish Gaelic: iar-

Anagrams

• OTPs, POTS, PTOs, Spot, TPOs, opts, pots, spot, stop, tops

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Czech

Etymology

Latin post (“after, behind”).

Prefix

post-

1. post-

Derived terms

► Czech words prefixed with post-

Further reading

• post- I in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
• post- II in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

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Danish

Etymology

From Latin post (“after, behind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpʰɔˀsd̥]

Prefix

post-

1. post-

► Danish words prefixed with post-

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Dutch

Etymology

Latin post (“after, behind”).

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Prefix

post-

1. post-

► Dutch words prefixed with post-

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔst/

Prefix

post-

1. post-

Derived terms

► French words prefixed with post-

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔst/

• Audio

  (file)

Prefix

post-

1. post-

Usage notes

It is relatively uncommon to prefix post- to native German words, for which nach- is preferred. While a compound postmittelalterlich ("post-mediaeval") is not altogether impossible, one will normally use nachmittelalterlich. Post- is common with learned words, such as postmodern or posttraumatisch.

Derived terms

► German words prefixed with post-

Synonyms

• nach-

Antonyms

• prä-
• vor-

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Italian

Alternative forms

• pos- (before t, or before any consonant in commonly used words)

Etymology

From Latin post (“after”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔst/
• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔs/ (before a consonant)
• Hyphenation: pòst-

Prefix

post-

1. post-
2. Forms terms relating to post / mail (especially in Swiss Italian)

Derived terms

► Italian words prefixed with post-

References

• post- in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Polish

Prefix

post-

1. post-

Derived terms

► Polish words prefixed with post-

Further reading

• post- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Spanish

Alternative forms

• pos-

Prefix

post-

1. post-

   Antonym: pre-

Derived terms

► Spanish words prefixed with post-