"sniglapóstur" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Icelandic]

Etymology: From snigill + póstur. Calque of English snail mail. Etymology templates: {{compound|is|snigill|póstur}} snigill + póstur, {{der|is|en|snail mail}} English snail mail Head templates: {{is-noun|@@}} sniglapóstur m (genitive singular sniglapósts, no plural) Inflection templates: {{is-ndecl|@p.sg}} Forms: sniglapósts [genitive, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], sniglapóstur [indefinite, nominative, singular], sniglapósturinn [definite, nominative, singular], sniglapóst [accusative, indefinite, singular], sniglapóstinn [accusative, definite, singular], sniglapósti [dative, indefinite, singular], sniglapóstinum [dative, definite, singular], sniglapósts [genitive, indefinite, singular], sniglapóstsins [definite, genitive, singular]
  1. snail mail (postal mail) Tags: masculine, no-plural
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