pontual

Portuguese

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Medieval Latin pūnctuālis. By surface analysis, ponto +‎ -ual.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /põ.tuˈaw/ [põ.tuˈaʊ̯], (faster) /põˈtwaw/ [põˈtwaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /põˈtwal/ [põˈtwaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /põˈtwal/ [põˈtwaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /põˈtwa.li/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
• Hyphenation: pon‧tu‧al

Adjective

pontual m or f (plural pontuais)

1. punctual, prompt
2. sporadic

Derived terms

• pontualidade
• pontualmente

Related terms

• ponto

Further reading

• “pontual”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “pontual”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026