Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postnoun

/ˌpoʊstˈnaʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: post-noun
IPA: /ˌpoʊstˈnaʊn/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Following a noun.

noun

a particle which follows a noun.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Italic *nōmn̥ Latin nōmen Anglo-Norman noun, non, nombor. Middle English noun English noun English postnoun From post- + noun.

Inflected Forms

post-noun (alternative) postnouns (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

prenoun adnoun

Synonyms

postnominal

Rhymes With

raven crown princes town one-camel town cathedraltown

Questions

How do you pronounce postnoun?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpoʊstˈnaʊn/.
What does postnoun mean?: Following a noun.
Where does postnoun come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Italic *nōmn̥ Latin nōmen Anglo-Norman noun, non, nombor. Middle English noun English noun English postnoun From post- + noun.

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