different between postposition vs coverb

English

Etymology

post- +? position

Noun

postposition (plural postpositions)

1. (grammar) A word that has the same purpose as a preposition but comes after the noun.
2. The act of placing after, or the state of being placed after.
   • 1643, Joseph Mede, Daniel's Weeks

     the postposition of the nominative case to the verb

Synonyms

• postpositive preposition

Antonyms

• preposition

Hypernyms

• adposition

Derived terms

• postpositional

Related terms

• postposed
• postpositive

Translations

See also

• coverb
• preverb

Finnish

Noun

postposition

1. Genitive singular form of postpositio.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?st.po.zi.sj??/

Noun

postposition f (plural postpositions)

1. (grammar) postposition.

Further reading

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

English

Etymology

co- +? verb

Noun

coverb (plural coverbs)

1. (grammar) Any of a class of words in various languages including Chinese and Hungarian whose function is analogous to the cases, prepositions, and postpositions of other languages.

Translations

See also

• preposition
• preverb