post
/poʊst/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.43 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "ram a post into the ground"
- "The posts mark the boundaries of the property."
- "when God ſends coyne, I will diſcharge your poaſt"
- "But they marginally improved after the break as Didier Drogba hit the post."
- "Post no bills."
- "Martin Luther posted his ninety five theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenburg."
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 postisbor. Old English post ▲ Latin postisder. Old French postbor. Middle English post English post Inherited from Middle English post, from Old English post (“pillar, door-post”) and Old French post (“post, upright beam”), both from Latin postis (“door, post, doorpost”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: post, postis, posta, poste
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /poʊst/
- British English: /pəʊst/