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punto

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See also: puntó and puntò

English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpʌntəʊ/, /ˈpʊntəʊ/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

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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

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Verb

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punto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of puntar

Esperanto

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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

  1. lace (fabric)

Galician

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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punto m (plural puntos)

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

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Ido

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpun.to/, /ˈpun.tɔ/

Noun

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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

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Etymology 1

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From Latin punctum.

Noun

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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. (baseball) run
  7. (surgery, sewing) stitch
  8. staple
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Adverb

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punto

  1. (Tuscan) reinforces negation. at all
    Synonyms: affatto, per niente

Pronoun

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punto

  1. (Tuscan) nothing
    Synonym: niente
    Non ho mangiato punto.
    I ate nothing.

Etymology 2

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Verb

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punto

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

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From Latin punctus.

Participle

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

  1. past participle of pungere

Spanish

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Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia es
Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia es

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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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
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  • Tagalog: punto

Interjection

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¡punto!

  1. that's it!
    Synonym: eso es
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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punto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of puntar

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish punto, from Latin pūnctum (point).

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Noun

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punto or puntó (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)

  1. point

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Noun

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punto or puntó (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)

  1. (sociolinguistics) accent
    Synonym: asento
  2. (by extension) dialect
    Synonym: diyalekto

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Turkish

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Etymology

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

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punto (definite accusative puntoyu, plural puntolar)

  1. font size
    • 1962, Nâzım Hikmet, Vatan Haini [Traitor to the Homeland]‎[2]:
      Yazın üç sütun üstüne kapkara haykıran puntolarla : / Nâzım Hikmet vatan hainliğine devam ediyor hâlâ.
      Let it be written on three columns of jet-black font that cries: / Nâzım Hikmet continues to be a traitor to the homeland.

Declension

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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