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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPunkt
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /pʊŋkt/
"Setzen Sie einen Punkt am Ende des Satzes."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A dot, period, or small spot marking a surface.
"Coloque um ponto no final da frase." - 2
A specific location, position, or time in a sequence.
"Nos encontramos no ponto de ônibus."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'ponto' originates from the Latin 'punctum', meaning 'point'. It evolved through Old Portuguese, maintaining its meaning related to a specific location or point in space, and has been used in various contexts in modern Portuguese.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ponto" is said worldwide
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point
Transliteration: /pwɛ̃/
"Mettez un point à la fin de la phrase."
Punkt
Transliteration: /pʊŋkt/
"Setzen Sie einen Punkt am Ende des Satzes."
punto
Transliteration: /ˈpun.to/
"Metti un punto alla fine della frase."
punto
Transliteration: /ˈpun.to/
"Pon un punto al final de la oración."
ponto
Transliteration: /ˈpõ.tu/
"O ônibus parou no ponto."
बिंदु
Transliteration: bindu
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"वाक्य के अंत में एक बिंदु लगाएं।"
点
Transliteration: diǎn
Script: 中文汉字
"在句子末尾加上一个点。"
점
Transliteration: jeom
Script: 한국어 한글
"문장 끝에 점을 찍으세요."
点
Transliteration: ten
Script: 日本語
"文の最後に点を打ちなさい。"
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