See also: puntó and puntò

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Etymology edit

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

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpʌntəʊ/, /ˈpʊntəʊ/

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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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punto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of puntar

Esperanto edit

Etymology edit

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

  1. lace (fabric)

Galician edit

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Etymology edit

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

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punto m (plural puntos)

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

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References edit

  • ponto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • ponto” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • punto” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • punto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • punto” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • punto” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpun.to/, /ˈpun.tɔ/

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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 edit

Pronunciation edit

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

Etymology 1 edit

From Latin punctum.

Noun edit

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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punto

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

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punto

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

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punto

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

From Latin punctus.

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

  1. past participle of pungere

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Pronunciation edit

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

Etymology 1 edit

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

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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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  • Tagalog: punto

Interjection edit

¡punto!

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

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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punto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of puntar

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Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish punto, Latin pūnctum (point).

Pronunciation edit

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

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punto (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)

  1. point

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punto or puntó (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)

  1. (sociolinguistics) accent
  2. (by extension) dialect

Further reading edit

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

Turkish edit

Etymology edit

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

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punto (definite accusative puntoyu, plural puntolar)

  1. font size

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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