Posten

Meaning

  1. (masculine, strong) post, station
  2. (masculine, strong) job, position
  3. (masculine, strong) lot, position
  4. (masculine, strong) batch of ore for smelting
  5. (masculine, strong) buckshot, big dot

Post

  1. (feminine, uncountable) mail, post (sent and received letters etc.)
  2. (feminine, uncountable, usually) mail, post, postal service (method of sending mail; organisation for it)
  3. (feminine, uncountable, usually) post office

Frequency

B2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

boschte

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɔstən/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed in the 17th century from Italian posto, beginning in military use.

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