punta

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English[edit]

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Noun[edit]

punta (uncountable)

  1. A Garifuna style of festive music and dance.

Anagrams[edit]

Basque[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish punta.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /punta/, [pũn̪.t̪a]

Noun[edit]

punta inan

  1. peak, tip

Declension[edit]

Declension of punta (inanimate, ending in -a)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive punta punta puntak
ergative puntak puntak puntek
dative puntari puntari puntei
genitive puntaren puntaren punten
comitative puntarekin puntarekin puntekin
causative puntarengatik puntarengatik puntengatik
benefactive puntarentzat puntarentzat puntentzat
instrumental puntaz puntaz puntez
inessive puntatan puntan puntetan
locative puntatako puntako puntetako
allative puntatara puntara puntetara
terminative puntataraino puntaraino puntetaraino
directive puntatarantz puntarantz puntetarantz
destinative puntatarako puntarako puntetarako
ablative puntatatik puntatik puntetatik
partitive puntarik — —
prolative puntatzat — —

Further reading[edit]

  • "punta" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “punta” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Catalan[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

punta f (plural puntes)

  1. point, tip
  2. pinch, bit (small amount)
  3. peak, top
  4. point, purpose, reason
  5. lace
    Synonym: randa
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

punta

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

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

punta

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

Declension[edit]

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
puntainrare
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
puntainirare
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
puntaisirare
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
puntaimmerare
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
puntainnerare
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
puntainsarare
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

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Galician[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

punta m (plural puntas)

  1. tip, point, end
    Synonym: cabo

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • “ponta” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “ponta” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “punta” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “punta” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “punta” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Irish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈpˠʊn̪ˠt̪ˠə/

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

punta m (genitive singular punta, nominative plural puntaí)

  1. punt (boat)
Declension[edit]
Declension of punta

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative punta puntaí
Vocative a phunta a phuntaí
Genitive punta puntaí
Dative punta puntaí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an punta na puntaí
Genitive an phunta na bpuntaí
Dative leis an bpunta

don phunta

leis na puntaí
Synonyms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

punta

  1. Cois Fharraige form of puint (“pounds”)

Mutation[edit]

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.

Italian[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

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[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

punta

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

Papiamentu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Spanish punta.

The word "punda" is an obsolete variation.

Noun[edit]

punta

  1. point

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

punta f (plural puntas)

  1. tip, point, end
    la punta del iceberg ― the tip of the iceberg
  2. pinch, bit (small amount)
    Synonym: pizco
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

punta

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

Further reading[edit]

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /punˈta/, [pʊnˈta]
  • Hyphenation: pun‧ta

Noun[edit]

puntá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜆ)

  1. destination, direction
    Synonyms: patutunguhan, paroroonan
    Saan ang punta mo?
    Where will you go? (lit. Where is your destination?)
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish punta.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈpunta/, [ˈpun.tɐ]
  • Hyphenation: pun‧ta

Noun[edit]

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
Related terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /punˈtaʔ/, [pʊnˈtaʔ]
  • Hyphenation: pun‧ta

Noun[edit]

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
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