postposition

== English == === Etymology === From post- + position. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌpəʊstpəˈzɪʃən/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌpoʊstpəˈzɪʃən/ Rhymes: -ɪʃən Hyphenation: post‧po‧si‧tion === Noun === postposition (plural postpositions) (grammar) A word that has the same purpose as a preposition but comes after the noun. The act of placing after, or the state of being placed after. ==== Synonyms ==== postpositive preposition ==== Antonyms ==== preposition ==== Hypernyms ==== adposition ==== Derived terms ==== postpositional ==== Related terms ==== postposed postpositive ==== Translations ==== === Verb === postposition (third-person singular simple present postpositions, present participle postpositioning, simple past and past participle postpositioned) (grammar) To be placed after a the word that it modifies. === See also === Category:Postpositions by language coverb preverb == Finnish == === Noun === postposition genitive singular of postpositio == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɔst.po.zi.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === postposition f (plural postpositions) (grammar) postposition ==== Derived terms ==== postpositionnel ==== Related terms ==== postposer === Further reading === “postposition”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012