noun · rare

postposition

post·po·si·tion

postposition · postpositions

послелог

Nachsetzwort, nachgestellte Präposition, Postposition, nachgestelltes Verhältniswort

A word that has the same purpose as a preposition but comes after the nounA word that has the same purpose as a preposition but comes after the noun.

UK/ˌpəʊstpəˈzɪʃən/US/ˌpoʊstpəˈzɪʃən/

Meaning

2 senses

A word that has the same purpose as a preposition but comes after the noun.
Nachsetzwort, nachgestellte Präposition, Postposition
послело́гposlelóg
The act of placing after, or the state of being placed after.

More definitions

(linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element after another (as placing a modifier after the word that it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix after the base to which it is attached)