postal
English edit
Etymology edit
From post + -al, modelled on French postal.[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): [ˈpoʊstl̩]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): [ˈpəʊstl̩]
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -əʊstəl
- Hyphenation US: post‧al, UK: pos‧tal
Adjective edit
postal (not comparable)
- Relating to the collection, sorting and delivery of mail.
- postal worker
- for all your postal needs
- work in the postal industry
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Translations edit
relating to mail
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References edit
- ^ “postal, adj.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Anagrams edit
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
postal m or f (masculine and feminine plural postals)
Noun edit
postal f (plural postals)
- Clipping of targeta postal.
Further reading edit
- “postal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
postal (feminine postale, masculine plural postaux, feminine plural postales)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “postal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
postal m or f (plural postais)
- postal (relating to mail)
Noun edit
postal m (plural postais)
- postcard
- Synonyms: cartão-postal, bilhete-postal
Romanian edit
Adjective edit
postal m or n (feminine singular postală, masculine plural postali, feminine and neuter plural postale)
Declension edit
Declension of postal
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | postal | postală | postali | postale | ||
definite | postalul | postala | postalii | postalele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | postal | postale | postali | postale | ||
definite | postalului | postalei | postalilor | postalelor |
References edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
postal m or f (masculine and feminine plural postales)
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
postal f (plural postales)
Further reading edit
- “postal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- en:Post
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- es:Deltiology