post-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "post"

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *pós

Proto-Indo-European *-ti

Proto-Indo-European *pós-ti

Proto-Italic *posti

Latin poste

Latin post

English post-

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

Pronunciation

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

Prefix

post-

2. after; later.

   Synonym: after-

   Antonyms: pre-, ante-, fore-, retro-

4. (anatomy) behind.

   Synonym: retro-

   Antonyms: pre-, ante-, fore-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with post-

postabdomen

postabdominal

postablation

postablative

postabortal

postabortion

postabortive

postabsorptive

post-accelerate

postacceleration

postacceptance

postaccident

postacetabular

postacquisition

postacquisitional

postacquittal

postacrosomal

postacrosome

postacrostichal

postact

postactivation

postacute

postadaptation

postadaptive

postadministration

postadmission

postadolescence

postadolescent

postadoption

postadrenalectomy

postadsorption

postagricultural

postagriculture

postalar

postalignment

post-alveolar

postamplification

postampullary

postamputation

postanal

postanalysis

postanalytical

postanaphase

post-anarchism

postanarchism

post-anarchist

postanarchist

postanesthesia

postanesthetic

postaneurysmal

postanginal

postangioplasty

postannealed

postannular

postanoxic

postantennal

postanthesis

postantibiotic

postantifungal

postaortic

postapartheid

postapical

postapnea

postapocalypse

post-apocalyptic

postapocalyptic

postapoplectic

postapoptotic

postapp

postapplication

postapproval

postarcuate

postarrest

postarsphenamine

postarteriole

postarthritic

postarthroplasty

postarticular

postarticulatory

postasphyxial

postassembly

postassessment

postasthmatic

postatomic

postatrial

postattachment

postattack

postauction

postaudit

postauditory

postauricle

postauricular

post-authoritarian

postauthorization

postautistic

postautogamous

postautopsy

postaxial

postaxially

postaxotomy

postbailout

postbankruptcy

postbaptismal

postbariatric

postbase

postbaseline

postbasic

postbath

postbattle

postbehavioral

postbehavioralism

postbiblical

postbifurcation

postbinge

postbiological

postbiopsy

postbiosynthetic

postbiosynthetically

postbiotic

postbirth

postblack

postblastodermal

postbleach

postbleaching

postboom

postboomer

postboost

post-bop

postbop

postbottleneck

postbounce

postbourgeois

postboxing

postbrachial

postbranchial

postbreak

postbreakfast

postbreakup

postbreeding

post-Brexit

postbroadcast

postbronchial

postbronchodilation

postbronchodilator

postbronchoscopic

postbubble

postbuccal

postbuckling

post-build

postbulbar

postbureaucratic

postburn

postburst

postbuyout

postbypass

postcaecal

postcalcarine

postcampaign

postcancer

postcanine

postcaniniform

postcanon

postcanonical

postcapillary

postcapitalism

postcapitalist

postcapture

postcardiac

postcardinal

postcardiotomy

postcardioversion

postcare

postcareer

postcastration

postcataclysmic

postcataract

postcatastrophic

post-Catholic

postcaucus

postcaustic

postcava

postcaval

postcellularization

postcementation

postcensal

postcensus

postcentral

postcentrifugation

postcephalic

postcerebellar

postcerebral

postcervical

postcesarean

postcessation

postchaetal

postchalazal

postchallenge

postchaperonin

postchemotherapeutic

postchemotherapy

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- / 后- (zh) (hòu), -後 / -后 (zh) (hòu)

• Czech: po-
• Dutch: post- (nl)
• French: post- (fr)
• German: nach-, post-
• Greek: μετα- (el) (meta-), υστερο- (ystero-)
• Hebrew: פוסט־ (po'st-), ־בתר
• 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-
• Vietnamese: hậu (vi)

behind

• Catalan: post- (ca)
• Dutch: post- (nl)
• French: post- (fr)
• Ido: dop-
• Russian: за- (ru) (za-)
• Scottish Gaelic: iar-

Further reading

• “post-”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “post-”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “post-”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN. -- has many derived terms

Anagrams

• OTPs, SPTO, spot, TSOP, OSTP, Tops, pots, TPOs, TOPS, stop, tops, Spot, POTS, opts, PTOs

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin post.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˌpɔst]

Prefix

post-

1. post-

Derived terms

Catalan terms prefixed with post-

postgrau

postguerra

postoperatori

posposar

posttraumàtic

Further reading

• “post-”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April

Czech

Etymology

Latin post (“after, behind”).

Prefix

post-

1. post-

Derived terms

Czech terms prefixed with post-

postkomunistický

postmoderní

postsovětský

Further reading

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

Danish

Etymology

From Latin post (“after, behind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpʰɔˀsd̥]

Prefix

post-

1. post-

Danish terms prefixed with post-

postfaktuel

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin post (“after, behind”).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Prefix

post-

1. post-

Dutch terms prefixed with post-

postapocalyptisch

postimpressionisme

postkoloniaal

postmodernisme

postnataal

posttraumatisch

posttrombotisch

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔst/

• Audio (Canada):

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Prefix

post-

1. post-

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with post-

postaccélérer

postalvéolaire

postclassique

post-communiste

postcommuniste

postcure

postdoctorant

postmodernisme

postmodernité

postnucléaire

postopératoire

postorgasmique

postposer

postscolaire

postsecondaire

postsynchronisation

postsynchroniser

post-traumatique

German

Etymology

Latin post

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔst/

• Audio:

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Prefix

post-

1. post-

   Synonym: nach-

   Antonyms: prä-, vor-

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 terms prefixed with post-

postapokalyptisch

postdemokratisch

postfaktisch

Postfaschismus

postfaschistisch

postkolonial

Postkolonialismus

postkommunistisch

postkranial

postmigrantisch

postmodern

postmortal

postoperativ

postsexuell

postsynaptisch

posttraumatisch

Italian

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

From Latin post (“after”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpɔst/
  • Hyphenation: pòst-
• IPA^(key): /ˌpɔs/ (before a consonant)

Prefix

post-

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

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with post-

postadolescente

postadolescenziale

postalveolare

postapocalittico

postappello

postassiale

postatomico

postavanguardia

postbariatrico

postbellico

postbruciatore

postcapitalistico

postclassico

postcoitale

postcolombiano

postcoloniale

postcombustione

postcommotivo

postcomunismo

postcomunista

postconciliare

postcongressuale

postconsonantico

postconsumistico

poscrai

postdatare

postdatato

postdatazione

postdemocristiano

postdentale

postdiluviale

postdiluviano

postdottorato

postelementare

postelettorale

postembrionale

post-fascismo

postfascismo

postfascista

postfemminismo

postfemminista

postferiale

postfestivo

postformato

postglaciale

postimpressionismo

postimpressionista

postincunabolo

postindustriale

postlaurea

postmarxista

postmilitare

postmodernismo

postmoderno

postnatale

postnormale

postnucleare

postoperatorio

postprandiale

postproduzione

postpuberale

postrisorgimentale

postrisorgimento

post-rivoluzionario

postsecondario

postsincronizzare

postelegrafico

postonico

postraumatico

postunitario

postuniversitario

postvendita

postvocalico

postvulcanico

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• spot, stop

Polish

Etymology

From Latin post.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔst/
• Rhymes: -ɔst
• Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

Prefix

post-

1. post-

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with post-

postalweolarny

postapokaliptyczny

postchrześcijański

postimpresjonizm

postindustrialny

postkatolicki

postprodukcja

postradziecki

postsowiecki

Further reading

• post- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Alternative forms

• pos-

Prefix

post-

1. post-

   Antonym: pre-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with post-

postadolescente

postapocalíptico

postdictadura

posestreptocócico

postestreptocócico

postimpresionismo

postironía

postmenopáusico

postobligatorio

posoperatorio

postoperatorio

postproducción

postquirúrgico

postrenal

postraumático

Further reading

• “post-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10