Polyglot Dictionary

Postbote

/ˈpɔstˌboːtə/

der noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Postboten

Meaning

  1. postman

    Built from Post (post) + Bote (messenger).

    • Der Postbote bringt Briefe.

      The postman brings letters.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Post post
  • Bote messenger

Similar words

Briefträger

Near-total synonyms for "postman, mail carrier," fully interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

cartero

cartero is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "postman."

Portuguese

carteiro

carteiro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "postman."

Practice

1 What does Postbote mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ bringt Briefe.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Postbote?

nouncompound

Last updated