postiljooni
Finnish
editEtymology
edit< Swedish postiljon (“mailman, postman”) < French postillon (“archaic term for a horseback postman”) < earlier sense of the word: "rider mounted on the leading horse of a team", see also postilion.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpostiljooni (dated)
Declension
editInflection of postiljooni (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | postiljooni | postiljoonit | |
genitive | postiljoonin | postiljoonien | |
partitive | postiljoonia | postiljooneja | |
illative | postiljooniin | postiljooneihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | postiljooni | postiljoonit | |
accusative | nom. | postiljooni | postiljoonit |
gen. | postiljoonin | ||
genitive | postiljoonin | postiljoonien | |
partitive | postiljoonia | postiljooneja | |
inessive | postiljoonissa | postiljooneissa | |
elative | postiljoonista | postiljooneista | |
illative | postiljooniin | postiljooneihin | |
adessive | postiljoonilla | postiljooneilla | |
ablative | postiljoonilta | postiljooneilta | |
allative | postiljoonille | postiljooneille | |
essive | postiljoonina | postiljooneina | |
translative | postiljooniksi | postiljooneiksi | |
abessive | postiljoonitta | postiljooneitta | |
instructive | — | postiljoonein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms
edit- postinkantaja ("official" job title)
- postimies
Further reading
edit- “postiljooni”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03