póst

See also: Appendix:Variations of "post"

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *postъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈpoːst/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈpu̯ost/

Noun

póst m inan

  1. fast

Declension

Descendants

  • Czech: půst

Further reading

Upper Sorbian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʊst/
  • Rhymes: -ʊst
  • Hyphenation: póst
  • Syllabification: póst

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pòstъ.

Noun

póst m inan

  1. fasting (deprivation or reduction of food, voluntarily or by imposition, for a certain period of time)
  2. (Catholicism, Christianity) Lent (in the Catholic liturgical year, the period of penitential preparation for Easter, which takes place over 40 days, beginning with Ash Wednesday and extending over six Sundays, the last of which is known as Palm Sunday)
    Synonym: póstny čas
Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Post.

Alternative forms

Noun

póst m inan

  1. mail, post
  2. post office
Declension

References