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postposition

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).

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postpositive

English

Etymology

post- +? positive

Adjective

postpositive (not comparable)

  1. (grammar, of an adjective or other modifier) Placed after the word modified, either immediately after, as in two men abreast, or as part of a complement, as in those two men are bad.

Noun

postpositive (plural postpositives)

  1. (grammar) A postpositive modifier.

Related terms

  • postposition

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