postposition en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌpoʊstpəˈzɪʃən/ (General-American)
- /ˌpəʊstpəˈzɪʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English position English postposition From post- + position.
Meanings
- A word that has the same purpose as a preposition but comes after the noun.
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The act of placing after, or the state of being placed after.
the postposition of the nominative case to the verb
1643, Joseph Mede, Daniel's Weeks:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| postpositions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (49)
nl achterzetsel ((grammar) words that come after the noun) · pl poimek ((grammar) words that come after the noun) · hu névutó ((grammar) words that come after the noun) · fi postpositio ((grammar) words that come after the noun) · is eftirsetning ((grammar) words that come after the noun) · de Nachsetzwort ((grammar) words that come after the noun) · fo eftirseting ((grammar) words that come after the noun) · ka პოსტპოზიცია ((grammar) words that come after the noun) · be паслялог ((grammar) words that come after the noun) · ba бәйләүес ((grammar) words that come after the noun) · de nachgestellte Präposition ((grammar) words that come after the noun) · it postposizione ((grammar) words that come after the noun) · ro postpoziție ((grammar) words that come after the noun) · es postposición (position of a word) · nl achtergeplaatst voorzetsel ((grammar) words that come after the noun) · ga iarfhocal ((grammar) words that come after the noun) · io postpoziciono ((grammar) words that come after the noun) · es posposición ((grammar) words that come after the noun) · it posposizione ((grammar) words that come after the noun) · ks پۆت جٲے ((grammar) words that come after the noun) · pl postpozycja (position of a word) · ja 後置詞 ((grammar) words that come after the noun) · az qoşma ((grammar) words that come after the noun) · vi hậu giới từ ((grammar) words that come after the noun) · cmn 後置詞 /后置词 ((grammar) words that come after the noun) · ka უკუდებული ((grammar) words that come after the noun) · de nachgestelltes Verhältniswort ((grammar) words that come after the noun) · th ปัจฉิมบท ((grammar) words that come after the noun) · es postposición ((grammar) words that come after the noun) · th ปัจฉบท ((grammar) words that come after the noun) · ca posposició ((grammar) words that come after the noun) · udm послелог ((grammar) words that come after the noun) · eu postposizio ((grammar) words that come after the noun) · udm нимбер ((grammar) words that come after the noun) · pt posposição ((grammar) words that come after the noun) · tr sontakı ((grammar) words that come after the noun) · ko 조사 ((grammar) words that come after the noun) · et tagasõna ((grammar) words that come after the noun) · de Postposition ((grammar) words that come after the noun) · eo postpozicio ((grammar) words that come after the noun) · es posposición (position of a word) · grc ὑπόταξις ((grammar) words that come after the noun) · kk септеулік ((grammar) words that come after the noun) · ru послело́г ((grammar) words that come after the noun) · izh postpositsia ((grammar) words that come after the noun) · alt уланты ((grammar) words that come after the noun) · hy կապ ((grammar) words that come after the noun) · izh jälkisana ((grammar) words that come after the noun) · li achterzètsel ((grammar) words that come after the noun)