Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postposition

/ˌpoʊstpəˈzɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables: post-po-si-tion
IPA: /ˌpoʊstpəˈzɪʃən/

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A word that has the same purpose as a preposition but comes after the noun.

noun

The act of placing after, or the state of being placed after.

verb

To be placed after a the word that it modifies.

Example Sentences

"the postposition of the nominative case to the verb"
"Nonetheless, PPs in my dataset not only make up the bulk of the non-clausal postpositionings, but they are also postpositioned at a relatively high rate, particularly in comparison to adverbs, the second most frequent form."

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- English position English postposition From post- + position.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌpoʊstpəˈzɪʃən/
British English: /ˌpəʊstpəˈzɪʃən/

Inflected Forms

postpositions (plural) postpositions (present, singular) postpositioning (participle, present) postpositioned (participle, past) postpositioned (past)

Derived Forms

postpositional

Frequently Paired Words

postposed postpositive coverb preverb

Synonyms

postpositive preposition

Antonyms

preposition

Rhymes With

position addition commission mission condition edition permission tradition transition exhibition planning permission transmission

Questions

How do you pronounce postposition?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpoʊstpəˈzɪʃən/.
What does postposition mean?: A word that has the same purpose as a preposition but comes after the noun.
Where does postposition 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- English position English postposition From post- + position.

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