postur
Faroese
[ˈpʰɔstʊɹ]
noun
Definitions
- post, postal service, postal system
- postman
- post car, post boat
- (finance) asset, item
Etymology
Derived from Danish post (mail, position, pump, tap) derived from Middle French poste derived from Italian posta (stopping-place for coaches, stopping-place, post office).
Origin
Italian (Fiorentino)
posta
Gloss
stopping-place for coaches, stopping-place, post office
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- positus Latin
- postus Latin
- Post German
- aeroposta Italian
- appostare Italian
- portaposta Italian
- posta Italian
- postale Italian
- post Dutch, Flemish
- poste French
- почта Russian
- *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European
- post Norwegian Bokmål
- post Swedish
- poczta Polish
- post Norwegian Nynorsk
- flaskepost Danish
- guvernørpost Danish
- post Danish
- postbud Danish
- postevand Danish
- póstur Icelandic
- hús Faroese
- posthús Faroese
- telda Faroese
- teldupostur Faroese
- poste Middle French
- post Cimbrian
- post Mòcheno