postimees

Estonian

Noun

postimees (genitive postimehe, partitive postimeest)

  1. postman

Declension
Declension of postimees (ÕS type 13/suur, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative postimees postimehed
accusative nom.
gen. postimehe
genitive postimeeste
partitive postimeest postimehi
illative postimehesse postimeestesse
postimehisse
inessive postimehes postimeestes
postimehis
elative postimehest postimeestest
postimehist
allative postimehele postimeestele
postimehile
adessive postimehel postimeestel
postimehil
ablative postimehelt postimeestelt
postimehilt
translative postimeheks postimeesteks
postimehiks
terminative postimeheni postimeesteni
essive postimehena postimeestena
abessive postimeheta postimeesteta
comitative postimehega postimeestega

Ingrian

Etymology

From posti (“post”) +‎ mees (“man”). Akin to Finnish postimies and Estonian postimees.

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈpostiˌmeːs/, [ˈpo̞s̠tʲĭˌmeːz̠]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈpostiˌmeːs/, [ˈpo̞ʃtiˌme̝ːʒ̥]
  • Rhymes: -eːs
  • Hyphenation: pos‧ti‧mees

Noun

postimees

  1. postman
    • 1937, N. A. Iljin, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (kolmas osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 123:
      Viijes luku rinnan ees,
      Vaattiist niku postimees?
      The fifth number on the chest,
      Clothed like a postman?

Declension
Declension of postimees (type 2/mees, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative postimees postimeehet
genitive postimeehen postimeehiin
partitive postimeestä, postimeest postimeehiä
illative postimeehee postimeehii
inessive postimeehees postimeehiis
elative postimeehest postimeehist
allative postimeehelle postimeehille
adessive postimeeheel postimeehiil
ablative postimeehelt postimeehilt
translative postimeeheks postimeehiks
essive postimeehennä, postimeeheen postimeehinnä, postimeehiin
exessive1) postimeehent postimeehint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms

References
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 426
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