different between postil vs postal

English

Etymology 1

From French postille (“marginal note”), from Late Latin postilla, probably from post illa (verba) (“after those (words)”)

Pronunciation

• enPR: p?s't?l, IPA^(key): /?p?st?l/, /?p?st?l/
• Rhymes: -?st?l

Noun

postil (plural postils)

1. (archaic) A Bible commentary written in its margins.
2. A marginal note.
3. A short homily or commentary on a passage of Scripture.
4. A collection of homilies.

Related terms

• apostil, apostille

Translations

Etymology 2

From Late Latin postillo

Verb

postil (third-person singular simple present postils, present participle postiling or postilling, simple past and past participle postiled or postilled)

1. (transitive) To write marginal or explanatory notes on; to gloss.

   • postilled in the margin

2. (intransitive) To write postils, or marginal notes; to comment; to postillate.

References

• postil in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• pilots, pistol, potlis, sploit, spoilt

English

Etymology

From French postal.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): [?po?stl?]
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): [?p??stl?]
• Rhymes: -??st?l
• Hyphenation US: post?al, UK: pos?tal

Adjective

postal (not comparable)

1. Relating to the collection, sorting and delivery of mail.

   postal worker

   for all your postal needs

   work in the postal industry

Derived terms

• postal ballot
• postal money order, postal note, postal order
• postal vote

Related terms

• post
• post office
• postally used
• go postal

Translations

Anagrams

• A plots, plasto-

Catalan

Etymology

From posta +? -al.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /pos?tal/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /pus?tal/

Adjective

postal (masculine and feminine plural postals)

1. postal

Noun

postal f (plural postals)

1. postcard

Further reading

• “postal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?s.tal/

Adjective

postal (feminine singular postale, masculine plural postaux, feminine plural postales)

1. postal

Derived terms

• carte postale
• code postal

Further reading

• “postal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pu??ta?/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pos?taw/

Adjective

postal m or f (plural postais, comparable)

1. postal (relating to mail)

Noun

postal m (plural postais)

1. postcard

   Synonyms: cartão-postal, bilhete-postal

Spanish

Etymology

From posta +? -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pos?tal/, [pos?t?al]

Adjective

postal (plural postales)

1. postal

Derived terms

Noun

postal f (plural postales)

1. postcard

Further reading

• “postal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.