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pünktlich

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German

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Etymology

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From Punkt +‎ -lich. Further from Latin punctus (p.p.p. of pungō), whence also English point, punctual.

Compare typologically Russian то́чный (tóčnyj) (akin to то́чка (tóčka), ты́кать (týkatʹ)).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpʏŋktlɪç/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Adjective

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pünktlich (strong nominative masculine singular pünktlicher, comparative pünktlicher, superlative am pünktlichsten)

  1. punctual, on time

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • pünktlich”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
  • pünktlich” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • pünktlich” in Duden online