"Postkasten" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɔstˌkastən/, [ˈpɔstˌkas.tn̩] Audio: De-Postkasten.ogg
Etymology: From Post (“mail, post”) + Kasten (“box”). Etymology templates: {{affix|de|Post|Kasten|t1=mail, post|t2=box}} Post (“mail, post”) + Kasten (“box”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m,,^:-􂀿archaic􂁀}} Postkasten m (strong, genitive Postkastens, plural Postkästen or (archaic) Postkasten) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,,^}} Forms: Postkastens [genitive], Postkästen [plural], Postkasten [archaic, plural], strong [table-tags], Postkasten [nominative, singular], Postkästen [definite, nominative, plural], Postkastens [genitive, singular], Postkästen [definite, genitive, plural], Postkasten [dative, singular], Postkästen [dative, definite, plural], Postkasten [accusative, singular], Postkästen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. mailbox, letterbox Tags: masculine, strong Synonyms: Briefkasten
    Sense id: en-Postkasten-de-noun-f0YwZrID Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Post

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Post",
        "3": "Kasten",
        "t1": "mail, post",
        "t2": "box"
      },
      "expansion": "Post (“mail, post”) + Kasten (“box”)",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Post (“mail, post”) + Kasten (“box”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Postkastens",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Postkästen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Postkasten",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Postkasten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Postkästen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Postkastens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Postkästen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Postkasten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Postkästen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Postkasten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Postkästen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,,^:-􂀿archaic􂁀"
      },
      "expansion": "Postkasten m (strong, genitive Postkastens, plural Postkästen or (archaic) Postkasten)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,,^"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Post",
          "orig": "de:Post",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mailbox, letterbox"
      ],
      "id": "en-Postkasten-de-noun-f0YwZrID",
      "links": [
        [
          "mailbox",
          "mailbox"
        ],
        [
          "letterbox",
          "letterbox"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Briefkasten"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɔstˌkastən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpɔstˌkas.tn̩]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Postkasten.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ea/De-Postkasten.ogg/De-Postkasten.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/De-Postkasten.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Postkasten"
}
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "Post",
        "3": "Kasten",
        "t1": "mail, post",
        "t2": "box"
      },
      "expansion": "Post (“mail, post”) + Kasten (“box”)",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Post (“mail, post”) + Kasten (“box”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Postkastens",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Postkästen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Postkasten",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Postkasten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Postkästen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Postkastens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Postkästen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Postkasten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Postkästen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Postkasten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Postkästen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "m,,^:-􂀿archaic􂁀"
      },
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      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "m,,^"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German compound terms",
        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German lemmas",
        "German masculine nouns",
        "German nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "de:Post"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mailbox, letterbox"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mailbox",
          "mailbox"
        ],
        [
          "letterbox",
          "letterbox"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Briefkasten"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɔstˌkastən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpɔstˌkas.tn̩]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Postkasten.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ea/De-Postkasten.ogg/De-Postkasten.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/De-Postkasten.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Postkasten"
}

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