Posten

See also: posten and pošten

German

Alternative forms
  • Poste

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
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Noun

Posten m (genitive Postens, plural Posten)

  1. post, station
  2. job, position
  3. (trade or accounting) lot, position
  4. (mining) batch of ore for smelting
  5. (firearms) buckshot, big dot
    Synonyms: Rehposten, Rehschrot, Sauposten, Sauschrot

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • auf verlorenem Posten stehen
  • Außenposten
  • Beobachtungsposten
  • Postenkette
  • postieren

Further reading
  • “Posten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Posten in Duden online
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