punta

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English

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Noun

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punta (uncountable)

  1. A Garifuna style of festive music and dance.

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Basque

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish punta.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /punta/ [pũn̪.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -unta
  • Hyphenation: pun‧ta

Noun

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punta inan

  1. peak, tip

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Further reading

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  • punta”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
  • punta”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Catalan

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Late Latin puncta, from the feminine of Latin punctus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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punta f (plural puntes)

  1. point, tip
  2. pinch, bit (small amount)
  3. peak, top
  4. point, purpose, reason
  5. lace
    Synonym: randa
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Further reading

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Etymology 2

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Verb

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punta

  1. inflection of puntar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *punta (old unit of weight) (compare Estonian pund, Livonian pūnda), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *pundą (pound, weight), itself from Latin pondō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpuntɑ/, [ˈpun̪t̪ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -untɑ
  • Syllabification(key): pun‧ta

Noun

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punta

  1. pound (currency)
  2. (rare, archaic) Synonym of pauna (pound (unit of weight))

Declension

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Inflection of punta (Kotus type 10*J/koira, nt-nn gradation)
nominative punta punnat
genitive punnan puntien
partitive puntaa puntia
illative puntaan puntiin
singular plural
nominative punta punnat
accusative nom. punta punnat
gen. punnan
genitive punnan puntien
puntain rare
partitive puntaa puntia
inessive punnassa punnissa
elative punnasta punnista
illative puntaan puntiin
adessive punnalla punnilla
ablative punnalta punnilta
allative punnalle punnille
essive puntana puntina
translative punnaksi punniksi
abessive punnatta punnitta
instructive punnin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of punta (Kotus type 10*J/koira, nt-nn gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative puntani puntani
accusative nom. puntani puntani
gen. puntani
genitive puntani puntieni
puntaini rare
partitive puntaani puntiani
inessive punnassani punnissani
elative punnastani punnistani
illative puntaani puntiini
adessive punnallani punnillani
ablative punnaltani punniltani
allative punnalleni punnilleni
essive puntanani puntinani
translative punnakseni punnikseni
abessive punnattani punnittani
instructive
comitative puntineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative puntasi puntasi
accusative nom. puntasi puntasi
gen. puntasi
genitive puntasi puntiesi
puntaisi rare
partitive puntaasi puntiasi
inessive punnassasi punnissasi
elative punnastasi punnistasi
illative puntaasi puntiisi
adessive punnallasi punnillasi
ablative punnaltasi punniltasi
allative punnallesi punnillesi
essive puntanasi puntinasi
translative punnaksesi punniksesi
abessive punnattasi punnittasi
instructive
comitative puntinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative puntamme puntamme
accusative nom. puntamme puntamme
gen. puntamme
genitive puntamme puntiemme
puntaimme rare
partitive puntaamme puntiamme
inessive punnassamme punnissamme
elative punnastamme punnistamme
illative puntaamme puntiimme
adessive punnallamme punnillamme
ablative punnaltamme punniltamme
allative punnallemme punnillemme
essive puntanamme puntinamme
translative punnaksemme punniksemme
abessive punnattamme punnittamme
instructive
comitative puntinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative puntanne puntanne
accusative nom. puntanne puntanne
gen. puntanne
genitive puntanne puntienne
puntainne rare
partitive puntaanne puntianne
inessive punnassanne punnissanne
elative punnastanne punnistanne
illative puntaanne puntiinne
adessive punnallanne punnillanne
ablative punnaltanne punniltanne
allative punnallenne punnillenne
essive puntananne puntinanne
translative punnaksenne punniksenne
abessive punnattanne punnittanne
instructive
comitative puntinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative puntansa puntansa
accusative nom. puntansa puntansa
gen. puntansa
genitive puntansa puntiensa
puntainsa rare
partitive puntaansa puntiaan
puntiansa
inessive punnassaan
punnassansa
punnissaan
punnissansa
elative punnastaan
punnastansa
punnistaan
punnistansa
illative puntaansa puntiinsa
adessive punnallaan
punnallansa
punnillaan
punnillansa
ablative punnaltaan
punnaltansa
punniltaan
punniltansa
allative punnalleen
punnallensa
punnilleen
punnillensa
essive puntanaan
puntanansa
puntinaan
puntinansa
translative punnakseen
punnaksensa
punnikseen
punniksensa
abessive punnattaan
punnattansa
punnittaan
punnittansa
instructive
comitative puntineen
puntinensa

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Galician

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ponta, from Late Latin puncta.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpunta/ [ˈpun̪.t̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -unta
  • Hyphenation: pun‧ta

Noun

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punta m (plural puntas)

  1. tip, point, end
    Synonym: cabo

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Irish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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punta m (genitive singular punta, nominative plural puntaí)

  1. punt (boat)
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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punta

  1. Cois Fharraige form of puint (pounds)

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
punta phunta bpunta
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 359, page 123

Italian

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Etymology 1

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From Late Latin puncta, from the feminine of Latin punctus. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpun.ta/
  • Rhymes: -unta
  • Hyphenation: pùn‧ta

Noun

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punta f (plural punte)

  1. point, head, tip, top, peak, end
    Synonyms: estremità, cima, testa
  2. toe (of a shoe)
  3. pinch, touch, hint (small quantity)
    Synonyms: pizzico, tocco, accenno
  4. bit (of a drill)
  5. (soccer) forward, striker, attacker
    Synonym: attaccante
  6. pile (of arrow or spear)
  7. scriber
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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punta

  1. inflection of puntare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Papiamentu

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Etymology

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From Spanish punta.

The word "punda" is an obsolete variation.

Noun

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punta

  1. point

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpunta/ [ˈpũn̪.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -unta
  • Syllabification: pun‧ta

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Late Latin puncta, from the feminine of Latin punctus.

Noun

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punta f (plural puntas)

  1. tip, point, end
    la punta del icebergthe tip of the iceberg
  2. pinch, bit (small amount)
    Synonym: pizco
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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punta

  1. inflection of puntar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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Possibly from Spanish puntar (point) or Spanish apuntar (aim).

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puntá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜆ)

  1. destination, direction
    Synonyms: patutunguhan, paroroonan
    Saan ang punta mo?
    Where will you go? (lit. Where is your destination?)
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Spanish punta.

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punta (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜆ)

  1. point, end
    Synonyms: dunggit, dulo
  2. (geology) headland, promontory
  3. (colloquial) aim, purpose
    Synonyms: layon, layunin, hangad, hangarin, intensyon, pakay
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Etymology 3

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puntâ (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜆ)

  1. a piece of bamboo with metal wire hooked on both sides, which is hooked to a pail or bucket, and is carried on the shoulders