pósta

See also: Appendix:Variations of "posta"

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): [ˈpˠoːsˠt̪ˠə]
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): [ˈpˠɔːsˠt̪ˠə]

Adjective

pósta

1. married

Declension

Declension of pósta

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	pósta	phósta	pósta; phósta²
Vocative	phósta		pósta
Genitive		pósta	pósta	pósta
Dative	pósta; phósta¹	phósta	pósta; phósta²
Comparative	níos pósta
Superlative	is pósta

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

• neamhphósta (“unwed”, adjective)
• nuaphósta (“newlywed”, adjective)

Noun

pósta m

1. genitive singular of pósadh

Verb

pósta

1. past participle of pós

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
pósta	phósta	bpósta
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “pósta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “pósta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “pósta”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024