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punto

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See also: puntó and puntò

English

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Etymology

From Latin punctum (point) via Italian and Spanish punto, from pungō (to prick, to puncture). Doublet of point, punctum, and ponto.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʌntəʊ/, /ˈpʊntəʊ/

Noun

punto (plural puntos)

  1. (fencing) A hit or point.
  2. (historical) A traditional small Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 0.16 mm.

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Catalan

Verb

punto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of puntar

Esperanto

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

punto (accusative singular punton, plural puntoj, accusative plural puntojn)

  1. lace (fabric)

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese punto, from Latin punctus. Cognate with Spanish punto, Portuguese ponto, and Catalan punt.

Pronunciation

Noun

punto m (plural puntos)

  1. point
  2. spot, place
  3. dot
  4. (grammar) full stop

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Further reading

Ido

Etymology

From English point, French point, German Punkt, Italian punto, Russian пункт (punkt), Spanish punto, all ultimately from Latin punctum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpun.to/, /ˈpun.tɔ/

Noun

punto (plural punti)

  1. (geometry, astronomy, typography, grammar, music, games) point; dot; position; period; small hole (as made by a needle or awl)

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpun.to/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -unto
  • Hyphenation: pùn‧to

Etymology 1

From Latin punctum.

Noun

punto m (plural punti)

  1. point (all senses), jot, iota
  2. full stop, period
  3. dot
  4. instant (point in time)
  5. (in the plural) points, score
  6. (Tuscany) none
  7. (baseball) run
  8. (surgery, sewing) stitch
  9. staple
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Etymology 2

Verb

punto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of puntare
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Etymology 3

From Latin punctus.

Participle

punto (feminine punta, masculine plural punti, feminine plural punte)

  1. past participle of pungere

Spanish

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpunto/ [ˈpũn̪.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -unto
  • Syllabification: pun‧to

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin pūnctum (point), from pungō (to prick, to puncture). Cognate with Galician punto, Portuguese ponto, and Catalan punt.

Noun

punto m (plural puntos) (diminutive puntillo or puntito)

  1. point (a specific spot, location, or place)
  2. point (a unit of scoring)
    Tienes cinco puntos.
    You have five points.
    Ese artículo cuesta tres puntos.
    That item costs three points.
  3. (grammar) point (a full stop or period)
  4. (mathematics) point (a decimal mark)
  5. (sewing) stitch (a single pass of a needle in sewing or surgery suture)
  6. bombshell (a great surprise or shock)
  7. (historical) punto, Spanish point (a traditional small unit of length, equivalent to about 0.16 mm)
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Descendants
  • Tagalog: punto

Interjection

¡punto!

  1. that's it!
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Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

punto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of puntar

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish punto.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pun‧to
  • IPA(key): /ˈpunto/, [ˈpun̪.t̪o]
  • IPA(key): /punˈto/, [pʊn̪ˈt̪o] (noun:accent only)

Noun

punto (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)

  1. point
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Noun

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  1. (sociolinguistics) accent

Further reading

  • punto”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish پونطو (punto), from Italian punto.

Pronunciation

Noun

punto (definite accusative puntoyu, plural puntolar)

  1. font size

Declension

Inflection
Nominative punto
Definite accusative puntoyu
Singular Plural
Nominative punto puntolar
Definite accusative puntoyu puntoları
Dative puntoya puntolara
Locative puntoda puntolarda
Ablative puntodan puntolardan
Genitive puntonun puntoların