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Postkasten
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Postkästen
German
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Etymology
de :af Post<t:mail, post> Kasten<t:box>
From de Post mail, post Kasten box.
Pronunciation
de /ˈpɔstˌkastən/ [ˈpɔstˌkas.tn̩]
de De-Postkasten.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m,,^:-[archaic] Postkästchen,Postkasterl,Postkastl,Postkastel
mailbox, letterbox
de Briefkasten
Usage notes
Idiolectally, some speakers may prefer de Postkasten in the sense “box for mail collection” and de Briefkasten in the sense “box for mail delivery”. On the whole, however, both terms are interchangeable, with de Briefkasten clearly predominant. Information on the regional distribution of de Postkasten is conflicting; according to Duden it is “especially northern German”, according to DWDS “especially Austrian”.
Declension
m,,^
Further reading
de Post