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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, pointe, ponto, puncto, punctum, and punt.

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.
    Alternative form: puncto
  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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From Italian punto (stitch). Doublet of punkto, bunta, and poento.

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Noun

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

  1. lace (fabric)

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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 (cf. French point)
      Synonyms: affatto, per niente
    2. (Tuscan) a while, shortly, momentarily
      Synonym: poco
      • 1300s–1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto XV”, in Inferno [Hell], lines 37-39; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate], 2nd revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:
        "O figliuol", disse, "qual di questa greggia
        s’arresta punto, giace poi cent’anni
        sanz’arrostarsi quando ’l foco il feggia.
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)

    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

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      Etymology 1

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

        Noun

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        punto m (plural puntos, diminutive puntillo or puntito)

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

        Interjection

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        ¡punto!

        1. period, end of story
        2. that's it! (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
          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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          Alternative forms

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          Etymology

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            Borrowed from Spanish punto, from Old Spanish punto, from Latin pūnctum, from pūnctus, perfect passive participle of pungō, from Proto-Italic *pungō, from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-. Doublet of puntos.

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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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            Inherited from Ottoman Turkish پونطو (punto), from Italian punto. Doublet of puan.

            Pronunciation

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            • IPA(key): /punˈto/
            • Hyphenation: pun‧to

            Noun

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            punto (definite accusative puntoyu, plural puntolar)

            1. (typography) 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.
                Write on three columns of jet-black font that cry: / Nâzım Hikmet continues to be a traitor to the homeland.
            2. the height of the heel of a shoe

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            Declension of punto
            singular plural
            nominative punto puntolar
            definite accusative puntoyu puntoları
            dative puntoya puntolara
            locative puntoda puntolarda
            ablative puntodan puntolardan
            genitive puntonun puntoların
            Possessive forms
            nominative
            singular plural
            1st singular puntom puntolarım
            2nd singular punton puntoların
            3rd singular puntosu puntoları
            1st plural puntomuz puntolarımız
            2nd plural puntonuz puntolarınız
            3rd plural puntoları puntoları
            definite accusative
            singular plural
            1st singular puntomu puntolarımı
            2nd singular puntonu puntolarını
            3rd singular puntosunu puntolarını
            1st plural puntomuzu puntolarımızı
            2nd plural puntonuzu puntolarınızı
            3rd plural puntolarını puntolarını
            dative
            singular plural
            1st singular puntoma puntolarıma
            2nd singular puntona puntolarına
            3rd singular puntosuna puntolarına
            1st plural puntomuza puntolarımıza
            2nd plural puntonuza puntolarınıza
            3rd plural puntolarına puntolarına
            locative
            singular plural
            1st singular puntomda puntolarımda
            2nd singular puntonda puntolarında
            3rd singular puntosunda puntolarında
            1st plural puntomuzda puntolarımızda
            2nd plural puntonuzda puntolarınızda
            3rd plural puntolarında puntolarında
            ablative
            singular plural
            1st singular puntomdan puntolarımdan
            2nd singular puntondan puntolarından
            3rd singular puntosundan puntolarından
            1st plural puntomuzdan puntolarımızdan
            2nd plural puntonuzdan puntolarınızdan
            3rd plural puntolarından puntolarından
            genitive
            singular plural
            1st singular puntomun puntolarımın
            2nd singular puntonun puntolarının
            3rd singular puntosunun puntolarının
            1st plural puntomuzun puntolarımızın
            2nd plural puntonuzun puntolarınızın
            3rd plural puntolarının puntolarının

            Further reading

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            • punto”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu