poste

See also: Poste, posté, pöste, postë, and pøste

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish poste.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pos‧te
• IPA^(key): /ˈposte/ [ˈpos̪.t̪e]

Noun

poste

1. post; column
2. pole, esp. a utility pole
3. police or military outpost

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Verb

poste

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of posten

Anagrams

• poets, spote, stoep

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *pós

Proto-Indo-European *-ti

Proto-Indo-European *pósti

Proto-Italic *posti

Old Latin poste

Latin postbor.

Esperanto post

Proto-Italic *-ēd

Old Latin -ēd

Latin -ebor.

Russian -е (-e)influ.

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Polish -einflu.

Czech -einflu.

Esperanto -e

Esperanto poste

From post (“after”) + -e (adverbial suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈposte/

• Audio 1:

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• Audio 2:

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• Rhymes: -oste
• Syllabification: pos‧te

Adverb

poste

2. (temporal) afterwards, later

   Antonym: antaŭe

   Coordinate term: unue

   • 1903, L. L. Zamenhof, Fundamenta Krestomatio‎^[1]:

     Mi eniris en la manĝosalonon kaj matenmanĝis kaj poste promenadis sur la perono.

     I entered into the dining room and had breakfast, and afterwards walked out on the front steps.

   • 2025 November 27, Renée Triolle, “La unua eŭropano, kiu vizitis Tibeton Alexandra David-Néel (1868-1969)”, in uea.facila‎^[2], archived from the original on 23 December 2025:

     En Parizo ŝi studis Sanskriton kaj la tibetan lingvon, kaj poste en Bruselo ŝi studis muzikon kaj kantadon.

     In Paris, she studied Sanskrit and the Tibetan language, and afterwards in Brussels, she studied music and singing.

Further reading

• “poste”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “poste”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026
• Wells, John C. (1992), “post, after, afterwards, anon, behind, next, then”, in Concise Esperanto and English Dictionary‎^[3], →ISBN, pages 130, 169, 174, 187, 315, 393
• Benson, Peter J. (1995), “behind, beyond, later, next, rear, then, there”, in Comprehensive English-Esperanto Dictionary‎^[4], →ISBN, pages 65, 69, 292, 346, 421, 531
• Butler, Montagu C. (1967), “post”, in Esperanto-English Dictionary‎^[5], →OL, page 326

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔst/

• Audio (France (Paris)); “la poste”:

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• Audio (Canada (Shawinigan)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian posta, from posto.

Noun

poste f (plural postes)

1. post office

   Synonym: bureau de poste

2. (uncountable) mail, postal service/system

   Synonym: courrier

Derived terms

• passer comme une lettre à la poste

Descendants

• → Persian: پست (post)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian posto.

Noun

poste m (plural postes)

1. job, post
2. position (in a sport, or an observation post)
3. (slang) ellipsis of poste de police (“police station, nick”)
4. a receiver, an electronic device
   1. (colloquial) ellipsis of poste de radio (“radio”)
   2. (colloquial) ellipsis of poste de télévision (“TV, TV set”)
5. (telephone) extension
6. stretch, stint (at work)

Derived terms

• fidèle au poste
• poste de commandement
• poste de contrôle
• poste de quartier
• poste de travail
• poste d’écoute
• poste d’essence

Descendants

• → Belarusian: пост (post)
• → Bulgarian: пост (post)
• → Danish: post
• → Dutch: post
  • → Indonesian: pos
• → English: post
  • → Malay: pos
• → Khmer: ប៉ុស្តិ៍ (poh)
• → Russian: пост (post)
• → Swedish: post
• → Ukrainian: пост (post)
• → Vietnamese: bốt

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

poste

1. inflection of poster:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “poste”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Anagrams

• optes, optés, potes

Galician

A Galician vineyard: the postes keep the vines high, far from the humid ground

Etymology

First attested in 1420. From Latin postis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔste/ [ˈpɔs̺.t̪ɪ]
• Rhymes: -ɔste
• Hyphenation: pos‧te

Noun

poste m (plural postes)

1. pole; post
2. prop

   Synonyms: esteo, rodriga

   • 1420, M. Lucas Álvarez, P. Lucas Domínguez, editors, El monasterio de San Clodio do Ribeiro en la Edad Media: estudio y documentos, Sada / A Coruña: Edicións do Castro, page 621:

     que ontrechantedes de bõõ poste a vina dos Tíígas et a vina de Casar de mato

     that you put good props in the vineyard of Tigas and the vineyard of Casar de Mato

3. column

   Synonyms: esteal, columna

4. stake

   Synonym: estaca

References

• “poste”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “poste”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “poste”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, editor (2006–2013), “poste”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, Ernesto X. González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “poste”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “poste”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Verb

poste

1. inflection of posten:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative
2. inflection of posen:
   1. first/third-person singular preterite
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive II

Italian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔs.te/
• Rhymes: -ɔste
• Hyphenation: pò‧ste

Noun

poste f pl

1. plural of posta (“mail, post office”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpos.te/, /ˈpɔs.te/
• Rhymes: -oste, -ɔste
• Hyphenation: pó‧ste, pò‧ste

Participle

poste f pl

1. feminine plural of posto

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔs.te/, (traditional) /ˈpos.te/
• Rhymes: -ɔste, (traditional) -oste
• Hyphenation: pò‧ste, (traditional) pó‧ste

Noun

poste f pl

1. plural of posta (“laying (of eggs)”)

Anagrams

• pesto, pestò

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈpɔs.tɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈpɔs.te]

Etymology 1

Preposition

poste (+ accusative)

1. Old Latin form of post

Etymology 2

Noun

poste

1. ablative singular of postis

Etymology 3

Participle

poste

1. vocative masculine singular of postus

References

• De Vaan, Michiel (2008), Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 483

Middle English

Noun

poste

1. alternative form of pouste

Norman

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

poste f (plural postes)

1. (Jersey) post office

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔs.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔs.t͡ʃi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔʃ.t͡ʃi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔʃ.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: pos‧te

Etymology 1

Noun

poste m (plural postes)

1. a large post, such as a lamppost or utility pole
2. (sports) goalpost (one of the two vertical side poles of a goal)
3. (basketball) center (a player who plays closest to the basket)

Descendants

• → Hunsrik: Poste

Etymology 2

Verb

poste

1. inflection of postar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “poste”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “poste”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈposte/ [ˈpos.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -oste
• Syllabification: pos‧te

Noun

poste m (plural postes)

1. post (of wood), pole

Hyponyms

• poste indicador
• poste totémico

Descendants

• → Cebuano: poste
• → Tagalog: poste

Further reading

• “poste”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026

Tagalog

poste ng koryente

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *pér

Proto-Indo-European *-o

Proto-Indo-European *pró

Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *pr̥-sth₂-i-s

Proto-Italic *porstis

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep

Proto-Indo-European *-o

Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó

Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó

Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó-sth₂-i-s

Proto-Italic *postis

Latin postis

Spanish postebor.

Tagalog poste

Borrowed from Spanish poste, from Latin postis.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈposte/ [ˈpos.t̪ɛ]
• Rhymes: -oste
• Syllabification: pos‧te

Noun

poste (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜐ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. post; column

   Synonyms: haligi, kolumna

2. pole, esp. a utility pole or a lamppost

   Synonyms: pilar, tukod

   poste ng koryente ― power/electricity pole

   poste ng ilaw ― lamppost/lighting pole

3. police or military post; guard post
4. (slang) tall, thin person
5. (basketball slang) guard

   Synonyms: bantay, guwardiya

Derived terms

• nagbibilang ng poste
• poste ng ilaw
• postehan
• pumoste

Further reading

• “poste”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993), Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎^[6], Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN