ponc

See also: poñc

Catalan

Verb

ponc

1. first-person singular present indicative form of pondre

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Irish

Etymology

Old Irish ponc, punc, from Latin punctum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pˠʊŋk/

Noun

ponc m (genitive singular poinc, nominative plural poncanna)

1. point
   1. dot
   2. full stop, period

      Synonym: lánstad

   3. detail
   4. (cricket) point (fielding position between gully and cover)

      Synonym: pointe

Declension

Declension of ponc

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative ponc poncanna Vocative a phoinc a phoncanna Genitive poinc poncanna Dative ponc poncanna

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an ponc na poncanna Genitive an phoinc na bponcanna Dative leis an bponc don phonc leis na poncanna

Derived terms

• i bponc (“in a fix”)
• líne poncanna m (“dotted line”)
• ponc séimhithe (“point of lenition”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
ponc	phonc	bponc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• "ponc" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “ponc”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
• Entries containing “ponc” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “ponc” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.