pinta

See also: pintá and pintà

English

Etymology 1

From the pronunciation of pint o' milk. Compare cuppa.

Pronunciation

• enPR: pīntʹə, IPA^(key): /ˈpaɪnt.ə/

Noun

pinta (plural pintas)

1. (British, colloquial) A pint of milk.

Translations

pint — see pint

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish pinta.

Pronunciation

• enPR: pĭntʹə, IPA^(key): /ˈpɪnt.ə/

Noun

pinta (uncountable)

1. A human skin disease endemic to Mexico, Central America, and South America, caused by infection with a spirochete, Treponema pallidum carateum, which is morphologically and serologically indistinguishable from the organism that causes syphilis.

Translations

Translations

• Amuzgo:

  San Pedro Amuzgos: tycu ntji

• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Spanish: pinta (es) f, mal de pinto m

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Spanish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpinta/

Noun

pinta (uncountable)

1. (Chicano, slang) prison

Anagrams

• Atnip, NAITP, Paint, inapt, inpat, nip at, paint, patin, tap in, tap-in

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈpin.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈpin.ta]

Etymology 1

From Latin pecten, pectinem.

Noun

pinta f (plural pintes)

1. comb

Derived terms

• pentinar

Etymology 2

From the feminine of Vulgar Latin pinctus, from Latin pictus, past participle of pingō (“I paint”).

Noun

pinta f (plural pintes)

1. appearance, look

Synonyms

• aspecte

Etymology 3

Verb

pinta

Further reading

• “pinta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Czech

Noun

pinta f

1. pint (unit of volume)

Further reading

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Finnish

Etymology

From (compare Estonian pind), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *spindaz (compare Old English spind, Dutch spint (spinthout)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpintɑ/, [ˈpin̪t̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -intɑ
• Syllabification^(key): pin‧ta

Noun

pinta

1. surface

Declension

Inflection of pinta (Kotus type 9*J/kala, nt-nn gradation)
nominative		pinta	pinnat
genitive		pinnan	pintojen
partitive		pintaa	pintoja
illative		pintaan	pintoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		pinta	pinnat
accusative	nom.	pinta	pinnat
	gen.	pinnan
genitive		pinnan	pintojen pintain rare
partitive		pintaa	pintoja
inessive		pinnassa	pinnoissa
elative		pinnasta	pinnoista
illative		pintaan	pintoihin
adessive		pinnalla	pinnoilla
ablative		pinnalta	pinnoilta
allative		pinnalle	pinnoille
essive		pintana	pintoina
translative		pinnaksi	pinnoiksi
abessive		pinnatta	pinnoitta
instructive		—	pinnoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of pinta (Kotus type 9*J/kala, nt-nn gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pintani pintani accusative nom. pintani pintani gen. pintani genitive pintani pintojeni pintaini rare partitive pintaani pintojani inessive pinnassani pinnoissani elative pinnastani pinnoistani illative pintaani pintoihini adessive pinnallani pinnoillani ablative pinnaltani pinnoiltani allative pinnalleni pinnoilleni essive pintanani pintoinani translative pinnakseni pinnoikseni abessive pinnattani pinnoittani instructive — — comitative — pintoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pintasi pintasi accusative nom. pintasi pintasi gen. pintasi genitive pintasi pintojesi pintaisi rare partitive pintaasi pintojasi inessive pinnassasi pinnoissasi elative pinnastasi pinnoistasi illative pintaasi pintoihisi adessive pinnallasi pinnoillasi ablative pinnaltasi pinnoiltasi allative pinnallesi pinnoillesi essive pintanasi pintoinasi translative pinnaksesi pinnoiksesi abessive pinnattasi pinnoittasi instructive — — comitative — pintoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pintamme pintamme accusative nom. pintamme pintamme gen. pintamme genitive pintamme pintojemme pintaimme rare partitive pintaamme pintojamme inessive pinnassamme pinnoissamme elative pinnastamme pinnoistamme illative pintaamme pintoihimme adessive pinnallamme pinnoillamme ablative pinnaltamme pinnoiltamme allative pinnallemme pinnoillemme essive pintanamme pintoinamme translative pinnaksemme pinnoiksemme abessive pinnattamme pinnoittamme instructive — — comitative — pintoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pintanne pintanne accusative nom. pintanne pintanne gen. pintanne genitive pintanne pintojenne pintainne rare partitive pintaanne pintojanne inessive pinnassanne pinnoissanne elative pinnastanne pinnoistanne illative pintaanne pintoihinne adessive pinnallanne pinnoillanne ablative pinnaltanne pinnoiltanne allative pinnallenne pinnoillenne essive pintananne pintoinanne translative pinnaksenne pinnoiksenne abessive pinnattanne pinnoittanne instructive — — comitative — pintoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative pintansa pintansa accusative nom. pintansa pintansa gen. pintansa genitive pintansa pintojensa pintainsa rare partitive pintaansa pintojaan pintojansa inessive pinnassaan pinnassansa pinnoissaan pinnoissansa elative pinnastaan pinnastansa pinnoistaan pinnoistansa illative pintaansa pintoihinsa adessive pinnallaan pinnallansa pinnoillaan pinnoillansa ablative pinnaltaan pinnaltansa pinnoiltaan pinnoiltansa allative pinnalleen pinnallensa pinnoilleen pinnoillensa essive pintanaan pintanansa pintoinaan pintoinansa translative pinnakseen pinnaksensa pinnoikseen pinnoiksensa abessive pinnattaan pinnattansa pinnoittaan pinnoittansa instructive — — comitative — pintoineen pintoinensa

Derived terms

• pinttyä
• pinnoittaa

Anagrams

• napit, panit, patin, tapin, tipan

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French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: pintas, pintât

Verb

pinta

1. third-person singular past historic of pinter

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Galician

Verb

pinta

1. third-person singular present indicative of pintar
2. second-person singular imperative of pintar

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Indonesian

Noun

pinta (first-person possessive pintaku, second-person possessive pintamu, third-person possessive pintanya)

1. request

Verb

pinta

1. to ask

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Italian

Noun

pinta f (plural pinte)

1. pint

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpĩ.tɐ/

Etymology 1

Inflected form of pintar (“to paint”).

Noun

pinta f (plural s)

1. naevus

   Synonyms: nevo, mancha, sinal

2. a small spot, dot or stain

   Synonyms: mancha, sinal

3. suit (card game category)

   Synonym: naipe

4. appearance, look

   Synonyms: aparência, cara, aspecto, fisionomia

Derived terms

• (appearance):
  • boa pinta (“good-looking”, adjective)
  • pinta-brava

Related terms

• pintado
• pintar
• pintor
• pintura

 

Descendants

• Japanese: ピン (pin)

Verb

pinta

1. Template:pt-verb-form-of

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French pinte (“pint”).

Noun

pinta f (uncountable)

1. pint (unit of measure)

   Synonyms: pinto, quartilho

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpinta/ [ˈpĩn̪.t̪a]

Noun

pinta f (plural pintas)

1. look, appearance

   Synonym: aspecto

   tener buena pinta ― to look good (literally, “to have good appearance”)

2. small spot, dot or stain
3. (US Southwest, Northern Mexico, slang) jail
4. (Dominican Republic, Colombia, slang) being well-dressed or well-put

Derived terms

• irse de pinta
• tener buena pinta

Related terms

• pintar
• pinto
• pintura

 

Adjective

pinta

1. (deprecated template usage) Feminine singular of adjective pinto.

Verb

pinta

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of pintar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of pintar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of pintar.