postpositionn.

Brit.

/ˌpəʊs(t)pəˈzɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌpoʊs(t)pəˈzɪʃ(ə)n/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin postpositio.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin postpositio placing after (5th cent. in grammatical context), postponement (13th cent. in a British source) < classical Latin postposit- , past participial stem of postpōnere postpone v. + -iō -ion suffix¹. With sense 1 compare earlier postponing n. In sense 2 after preposition n.

†1. Scottish. The action of postponing something; postponement; delay. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > [noun]

longingeOE

bideOE

abodec1225

bodea1300

demura1300

dwella1300

litinga1300

delayc1300

delayingc1300

demurrancec1300

but honec1325

without ensoignec1325

abidec1330

dretchingc1330

dwellingc1330

essoinc1330

tarrying1340

litea1350

delaymenta1393

respitea1393

oversettinga1398

delayancea1400

delitea1400

lingeringa1400

stounding?a1400

sunyiea1400

targea1400

train?a1400

deferring14..

dilation14..

dayc1405

prolongingc1425

spacec1430

adjourningc1436

retardationc1437

prolongation?a1439

training1440

adjournment1445

sleuthingc1450

tarry1451

tarriance1460

prorogation1476

oversetc1485

tarriage1488

debaid1489

supersedement1492

superseding1494

off-putting1496

postponing1496

tract1503

dilating1509

sparinga1513

hafting1519

sufferance1523

tracking1524

sticking1525

stay1530

pause1532

protraction1535

tracting1535

protract of time1536

protracting1540

postposition1546

staying1546

procrastination1548

difference1559

surceasing1560

tardation1568

detract1570

detracting1572

tarryment1575

rejourning1578

detraction1579

longness1579

rejournment1579

holding1581

reprieving1583

cunctation1585

retarding1585

retardance1586

temporizing1587

by and by1591

suspensea1592

procrastinatinga1594

tardance1595

linger1597

forslacking1600

morrowing1602

recess1603

deferment1612

attendance1614

put-off1623

adjournal1627

fristing1637

hanging-up1638

retardment1640

dilatoriness1642

suspension1645

stickagea1647

tardidation1647

transtemporation1651

demurragea1656

prolatation1656

prolation1656

moration1658

perendination1658

offput1730

retardure1751

postponement1757

retard1781

traverse1799

tarrowing1832

mañana1845

temporization1888

procrastinativeness1893

deferral1895

traa dy liooar1897

stalling1927

heel-tapping1949

off-put1970

1546 in J. Stuart Extracts Council Reg. Aberdeen (1844) I. 229 The committer of sic recent crimes of bluid wes instantly, but [= without] postposition, causit ansuir for his offensis.

1712 D. Dickson Ess. Possibility Child's being born Alive 84 An instance of the greatest Postposition hitherto related from Cordaus, of a Lady, who, in the Seventieth Year of her Age, did suffer an Abortion.

a. The action of placing something after another; (Grammar) the placement of a modifying element after the item modified; the condition or fact of being so placed.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > position at the back > [noun] > action or fact of placing or being at the back

hinderheadc1380

postposition1586

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > syntax or word order > syntactic relations > [noun] > placing of word after

postposition1586

postposing1971

postpositioning1973

1586 W. Bullokar Pamphlet for Gram. 47 A Preposition..being uzed..in post-position, and seuered az befor-sayed,..and saied too be sett in post-position seuered: [etc.].

a1638 J. Mede Treat. Daniel's Weeks (1642) 36 Nor is the Postposition of the Nominative case to the verb against the use of the tongue.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Epacts The new moons are thus thrown on the following day. Consequently, by the moon's post-position there is one added to every epact.

1783 French Gram. 13 The post-position of le is as follows with moi and nous, which must be placed after the verb,..as donnez-le moi, envoyez-le nous.

1870 F. W. Farrar Families of Speech ii. 96 Its grammar, except in the postposition of the article..closely resembles that of the other Romance languages.

1930 T. Sasaki On Lang. R. Bridges' Poetry i. i. 5 The postposition of two attributes joined together by means of ‘and’.

1975 Amer. Speech 1971 46 226 Simple modifiers may appear in postposition in both English and German.

1992 Internat. Rev. Appl. Ling. in Lang. Teaching 30 133 Jeff takes a ‘quick fix’ approach opting unequivocally for postposition of descriptive adjectives.

b. Grammar. A particle or relational word placed after another word, usually as an enclitic; esp. a particle or word having the function of a preposition but following instead of preceding its object, as English -ward(s) in home-ward(s), etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > other parts of speech > [noun] > post position

postposition1736

postpositive1846

postpositional1958

1736 R. Brookes tr. J.-B. Du Halde et al. Gen. Hist. China II. 411 Tcho chang, upon the table; Ti hia, beneath the Earth, are Postpositions [Fr. postpositions], because they are put after the Nouns.

1799 R. Drummond Gram. Malabar Lang. xi. 91 Prepositions which require a Genitive. In the Malabar language these parts of speech are always placed after the noun; their more appropriate appellation would therefore be post positions.

1832 A. L. Davids Gram. Turkish Lang. 103 The Turkish Postpositions are of two kinds, Declinable and Indeclinable.

1863 H. W. Bates Naturalist on River Amazons II. iii. 199 The feature..of placing the preposition after the noun, making it, in fact, a ‘post-position’, thus: he is come the village from.

1925 J. H. Grattan & P. Gurrey Our Living Lang. i. xiii. 83 Look at the word at in the following sentences:—..(d) These are the remarks they laughed at... We shall therefore avoid confusion of thought if we call it [sc. ‘at’] a Postposition.

1992 W. P. Lehmann in C. Blank Lang. & Civilization I. 141 Other characteristics of OV languages were also undergoing change, such as the use of postpositions and the OV comparative of inequality.

†3. Early Music. The placement of a discord on the accented part of a bar (see quots.). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > harmony or sounds in combination > [noun] > movement of parts > suspension, anticipation, etc.

resolution1721

preparation1728

postposition1730

retardation1730

suspense1737

suspension1786

anticipation1819

triple suspension1876

percussion1880

1730 Short Treat. Harmony 37 Postposition, or Retardation of Harmony, is the putting a Discord upon the Accented Part of the Bar, follow'd by a Concord on the Unaccented Part, but not Prepared and Resolved, according to the Regular Rules for Discords.

1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 966/1 Post position, in Music, retardations of the harmony, effected by placing discords upon the accented parts of a bar not prepared and resolved according to the rules for discords.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	postposition
释义	postpositionn. Brit. /ˌpəʊs(t)pəˈzɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌpoʊs(t)pəˈzɪʃ(ə)n/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin postpositio. Etymology: < post-classical Latin postpositio placing after (5th cent. in grammatical context), postponement (13th cent. in a British source) < classical Latin postposit- , past participial stem of postpōnere postpone v. + -iō -ion suffix¹. With sense 1 compare earlier postponing n. In sense 2 after preposition n. †1. Scottish. The action of postponing something; postponement; delay. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > [noun] longingeOE bideOE abodec1225 bodea1300 demura1300 dwella1300 litinga1300 delayc1300 delayingc1300 demurrancec1300 but honec1325 without ensoignec1325 abidec1330 dretchingc1330 dwellingc1330 essoinc1330 tarrying1340 litea1350 delaymenta1393 respitea1393 oversettinga1398 delayancea1400 delitea1400 lingeringa1400 stounding?a1400 sunyiea1400 targea1400 train?a1400 deferring14.. dilation14.. dayc1405 prolongingc1425 spacec1430 adjourningc1436 retardationc1437 prolongation?a1439 training1440 adjournment1445 sleuthingc1450 tarry1451 tarriance1460 prorogation1476 oversetc1485 tarriage1488 debaid1489 supersedement1492 superseding1494 off-putting1496 postponing1496 tract1503 dilating1509 sparinga1513 hafting1519 sufferance1523 tracking1524 sticking1525 stay1530 pause1532 protraction1535 tracting1535 protract of time1536 protracting1540 postposition1546 staying1546 procrastination1548 difference1559 surceasing1560 tardation1568 detract1570 detracting1572 tarryment1575 rejourning1578 detraction1579 longness1579 rejournment1579 holding1581 reprieving1583 cunctation1585 retarding1585 retardance1586 temporizing1587 by and by1591 suspensea1592 procrastinatinga1594 tardance1595 linger1597 forslacking1600 morrowing1602 recess1603 deferment1612 attendance1614 put-off1623 adjournal1627 fristing1637 hanging-up1638 retardment1640 dilatoriness1642 suspension1645 stickagea1647 tardidation1647 transtemporation1651 demurragea1656 prolatation1656 prolation1656 moration1658 perendination1658 offput1730 retardure1751 postponement1757 retard1781 traverse1799 tarrowing1832 mañana1845 temporization1888 procrastinativeness1893 deferral1895 traa dy liooar1897 stalling1927 heel-tapping1949 off-put1970 1546 in J. Stuart Extracts Council Reg. Aberdeen (1844) I. 229 The committer of sic recent crimes of bluid wes instantly, but [= without] postposition, causit ansuir for his offensis. 1712 D. Dickson Ess. Possibility Child's being born Alive 84 An instance of the greatest Postposition hitherto related from Cordaus, of a Lady, who, in the Seventieth Year of her Age, did suffer an Abortion. 2. a. The action of placing something after another; (Grammar) the placement of a modifying element after the item modified; the condition or fact of being so placed. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > position at the back > [noun] > action or fact of placing or being at the back hinderheadc1380 postposition1586 the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > syntax or word order > syntactic relations > [noun] > placing of word after postposition1586 postposing1971 postpositioning1973 1586 W. Bullokar Pamphlet for Gram. 47 A Preposition..being uzed..in post-position, and seuered az befor-sayed,..and saied too be sett in post-position seuered: [etc.]. a1638 J. Mede Treat. Daniel's Weeks (1642) 36 Nor is the Postposition of the Nominative case to the verb against the use of the tongue. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Epacts The new moons are thus thrown on the following day. Consequently, by the moon's post-position there is one added to every epact. 1783 French Gram. 13 The post-position of le is as follows with moi and nous, which must be placed after the verb,..as donnez-le moi, envoyez-le nous. 1870 F. W. Farrar Families of Speech ii. 96 Its grammar, except in the postposition of the article..closely resembles that of the other Romance languages. 1930 T. Sasaki On Lang. R. Bridges' Poetry i. i. 5 The postposition of two attributes joined together by means of ‘and’. 1975 Amer. Speech 1971 46 226 Simple modifiers may appear in postposition in both English and German. 1992 Internat. Rev. Appl. Ling. in Lang. Teaching 30 133 Jeff takes a ‘quick fix’ approach opting unequivocally for postposition of descriptive adjectives. b. Grammar. A particle or relational word placed after another word, usually as an enclitic; esp. a particle or word having the function of a preposition but following instead of preceding its object, as English -ward(s) in home-ward(s), etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > other parts of speech > [noun] > post position postposition1736 postpositive1846 postpositional1958 1736 R. Brookes tr. J.-B. Du Halde et al. Gen. Hist. China II. 411 Tcho chang, upon the table; Ti hia, beneath the Earth, are Postpositions [Fr. postpositions], because they are put after the Nouns. 1799 R. Drummond Gram. Malabar Lang. xi. 91 Prepositions which require a Genitive. In the Malabar language these parts of speech are always placed after the noun; their more appropriate appellation would therefore be post positions. 1832 A. L. Davids Gram. Turkish Lang. 103 The Turkish Postpositions are of two kinds, Declinable and Indeclinable. 1863 H. W. Bates Naturalist on River Amazons II. iii. 199 The feature..of placing the preposition after the noun, making it, in fact, a ‘post-position’, thus: he is come the village from. 1925 J. H. Grattan & P. Gurrey Our Living Lang. i. xiii. 83 Look at the word at in the following sentences:—..(d) These are the remarks they laughed at... We shall therefore avoid confusion of thought if we call it [sc. ‘at’] a Postposition. 1992 W. P. Lehmann in C. Blank Lang. & Civilization I. 141 Other characteristics of OV languages were also undergoing change, such as the use of postpositions and the OV comparative of inequality. †3. Early Music. The placement of a discord on the accented part of a bar (see quots.). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > harmony or sounds in combination > [noun] > movement of parts > suspension, anticipation, etc. resolution1721 preparation1728 postposition1730 retardation1730 suspense1737 suspension1786 anticipation1819 triple suspension1876 percussion1880 1730 Short Treat. Harmony 37 Postposition, or Retardation of Harmony, is the putting a Discord upon the Accented Part of the Bar, follow'd by a Concord on the Unaccented Part, but not Prepared and Resolved, according to the Regular Rules for Discords. 1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 966/1 Post position, in Music, retardations of the harmony, effected by placing discords upon the accented parts of a bar not prepared and resolved according to the rules for discords. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1546
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