pointa

See also: pointą

French

Pronunciation

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Verb

pointa

1. third-person singular past historic of pointer

Anagrams

• à point

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French pointe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpwɛn.ta/
• Rhymes: -ɛnta
• Syllabification: poin‧ta

Noun

pointa f

1. Alternative spelling of puenta

Declension

Declension of pointa

	singular	plural
nominative	pointa	pointy
genitive	pointy	point
dative	poincie	pointom
accusative	pointę	pointy
instrumental	pointą	pointami
locative	poincie	pointach
vocative	pointo	pointy

Further reading

• pointa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• pointa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• pointa in PWN's encyclopedia

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɔenta]

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Noun

pointa f

1. (comedy) punch line (final part of a joke; the word, sentence, or exchange of sentences that is intended to be funny and provokes laughter from the listeners)
2. punch line (final, concluding statement that an explanation has been leading up to; a conclusion)

Declension

Declension of pointa

	singular	plural
nominative	pointa	pointy
genitive	pointy	point
dative	pointe	pointám
accusative	pointu	pointy
locative	pointe	pointách
instrumental	pointou	pointami

Further reading

• “pointa”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024