poczta

See also: pocztą, pòczta, pòcztą, and pòcztã

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian posta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔt͡ʂ.ta/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔt͡ʂta
  • Syllabification: pocz‧ta

Noun

poczta f (related adjective pocztowy)

  1. mail (material conveyed by postal services)
  2. post (organization that delivers mail)
  3. post office (place (building, office, shop, or counter) concerned with the business of delivering letters, post, or mail, and selling stamps, etc.)

Declension

Derived terms

noun

Descendants

  • Belarusian: по́шта (póšta)
  • Kashubian: pòczta
  • Lithuanian: paštas
  • Russian: по́чта (póčta)
  • Ukrainian: по́шта (póšta)

Further reading

  • poczta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • poczta in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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