See also: postò, poŝto, and pošto

Galician

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Etymology

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From Latin postus, from positus.

Participle

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posto (feminine posta, masculine plural postos, feminine plural postas)

  1. past participle of poñer
  2. past participle of pór
  3. (reintegrationist norm) masculine singular past participle of pôr

Etymology

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Borrowed from English postFrench posteGerman PostItalian posta.

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Noun

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posto (plural posti)

  1. postal service, post, mail

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Italian

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Etymology 1

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From Latin postus, from positus.

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Participle

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posto (feminine posta, masculine plural posti, feminine plural poste)

  1. past participle of porre

Noun

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posto m (plural posti)

  1. place, spot
    Synonym: luogo
    Erano al posto giusto al momento giusto.
    They were in the right place at the right time.
  2. place, position (in a list, classification etc.); often not translated
    La squadra si è aggiudicata un ottimo terzo posto nella gara finale della stagione.
    The team clinched an excellent third place in the final race of the season.
  3. seat
    Su un treno o tram è educazione chiedere se un posto è libero prima di sedersi.
    On a train or tram it's polite to ask if the seat is free before sitting down.
  4. room, space
    Synonym: spazio
    I sistemi di scaffali sono l'ideale in un garage dove occorra fare posto per un'auto o per un ufficio.
    Shelving systems are ideal in a garage where you also need to make room for a car, or an office.
  5. job, position, post
    Ho ottenuto un posto di insegnante d'inglese in un'università locale.
    I got a job teaching English at a local University.
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • French: poste (see there for further descendants)
  • German: Poste, Posten

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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posto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of postare (to post (an email, etc.; Internet))

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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posto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of postare (to post (sentries, etc.; military))

References

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  1. ^ posto in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  2. ^ post in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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From Latin postus, from positus.

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  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ostu, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -oʃtu
  • Hyphenation: pos‧to

Participle

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posto (feminine posta, masculine plural postos, feminine plural postas, metaphonic)

  1. past participle of pôr

Noun

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posto m (plural postos, metaphonic)

  1. position, job
    Synonyms: emprego, cargo
  2. station, post
    Synonym: estação
    posto de trabalhoworkstation
    posto de gasolinagas station
  3. Ellipsis of posto de gasolina (gas station).
  4. place
    Synonym: lugar
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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  • Hyphenation: pos‧to

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posto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of postar

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Serbo-Croatian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Calque of Latin per centum.

Adverb

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pȍstō (Cyrillic spelling по̏сто̄)

  1. percent

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Slavomolisano

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Etymology

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From Serbo-Croatian postol (cf. modern postola).

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Noun

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posto m

  1. shoe

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References

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  • Walter Breu and Giovanni Piccoli (2000), Dizionario croato molisano di Acquaviva Collecroce: Dizionario plurilingue della lingua slava della minoranza di provenienza dalmata di Acquaviva Collecroce in Provincia di Campobasso (Parte grammaticale).