punkt

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Czech[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Czech punkt, from Latin pūnctum.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

punkt m inan

  1. (archaic) point, dot
  2. period, full stop (diacritic mark)

Declension[edit]

Declension of punkt (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative punkt punkty
genitive punktu punktů
dative punktu punktům
accusative punkt punkty
vocative punkte punkty
locative punktě, punktu punktech
instrumental punktem punkty

Synonyms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Related terms

Further reading[edit]

  • punkt in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • punkt in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Via Middle Low German punct, punt from Latin pūnctum (“point”), the neuter of the participle of pungere (“to puncture”). The Low German word was also borrowed to late Old Norse punktr and Swedish punktr.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /poŋˀt/, [ˈpʰɔŋˀd̥]

Noun[edit]

punkt n (singular definite punktet, plural indefinite punkter)

  1. dot
  2. point (in space, on some scale or in some mathematical space)

Declension[edit]

Declension of punkt
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative punkt punktet punkter punkterne
genitive punkts punktets punkters punkternes

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

Estonian[edit]

Noun[edit]

punkt (genitive punkti, partitive punkti)

  1. article (of clothing)
  2. dot, point
  3. item
  4. period, full stop

Declension[edit]

Declension of punkt (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative punkt punktid
accusative nom.
gen. punkti
genitive punktide
partitive punkti punkte
punktisid
illative punkti
punktisse 		punktidesse
punktesse
inessive punktis punktides
punktes
elative punktist punktidest
punktest
allative punktile punktidele
punktele
adessive punktil punktidel
punktel
ablative punktilt punktidelt
punktelt
translative punktiks punktideks
punkteks
terminative punktini punktideni
essive punktina punktidena
abessive punktita punktideta
comitative punktiga punktidega

Further reading[edit]

  • “punkt”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

Icelandic[edit]

Noun[edit]

punkt m

  1. indefinite accusative singular of punktur

Masurian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Polish punkt.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈpuŋkt]
  • Syllabification: punkt

Noun[edit]

punkt m inan (diminutive punkczik or punktek)

  1. point (discernable dot against a background of other things)
  2. point (particular place)
  3. point (element of a list)

Adverb[edit]

punkt (not comparable)

  1. on the dot (exactly at a particular hour, neither earlier nor later)

Further reading[edit]

  • Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2021) “I. punkt, II. punkt”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur‎[4], volume 8, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, page 78

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse punktr, from Middle Low German punct, punt, from Latin pūnctum (“point, puncture, moment”), from pūnctus (“pricked, punctured”), perfect passive participle of pungō (“I prick, puncture, punch”), from Proto-Italic *pungō (“to prick, sting”), from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- (“to prick, punch”).

Noun[edit]

punkt n (definite singular punktet, indefinite plural punkt or punkter, definite plural punkta or punktene)

  1. (generally) point
  2. a dot (also in Braille: a raised dot)

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse punktr.

Noun[edit]

punkt n (definite singular punktet, indefinite plural punkt, definite plural punkta)

  1. (generally) point
  2. a dot (also in Braille: a raised dot)

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

Old Czech[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin pūnctum.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈpunkt/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈpunkt/

Noun[edit]

punkt m inan

  1. point, degree, unit
  2. (administration) point; paragraph

Declension[edit]

Declension of punkt (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative punkt punkty punkti, punktové
genitive punkta, punktu punktú punktóv
dative punktu punktoma punktóm
accusative punkt punkty punkty
vocative punkte punkty punkti, punktové
locative punktě, punktu punktú punktiech
instrumental punktem punktoma punkty
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants[edit]

  • Czech: punkt

References[edit]

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin pūnctum.[1][2][3] First attested in 1566.[4][5] Doublet of puenta.

Noun[edit]

punkt m inan (diminutive punkcik, abbreviation p. or pkt)

  1. point (discernable dot against a background of other things)
    Near-synonym: kropka
  2. (mathematics, sciences) point (zero-dimensional mathematical object representing a location in one or more dimensions; something considered to have position but no magnitude or direction)
  3. point (place designated for a particular task)
    Synonym: miejsce
  4. point (stage of some action)
  5. point (element of a list)
  6. (literary) point (part of a written or oral statement)
  7. (board games, sports, video games) point (unit of scoring in a game or competition)
  8. point (distinguishing quality or characteristic)
  9. (editorial) point (basic unit of measurement of the length or size of fonts and other elements used in printing, approximately equal to, depending on the calculation system used, from 0.35 to 0.37 millimeters)
  10. point (position on an issue)
  11. point (spatial or temporal border)
  12. (obsolete) task
    Synonym: zadanie
  13. (obsolete) order, command
    Synonym: rozkaz
  14. (obsolete, anatomy) duct, particularly tear duct
  15. (obsolete, cartography) cardinal direction
  16. (obsolete, billiards) hole on a billiards table
  17. (obsolete) bay
    Synonyms: haf, zatoka
  18. (Middle Polish) section of text; paragraph; article
  19. (Middle Polish) issue, affair, matter, business, thing
    Synonyms: kwestia, rzecz, sprawa
Declension[edit]
Declension of punkt
singular plural
nominative punkt punkty
genitive punktu punktów
dative punktowi punktom
accusative punkt punkty
instrumental punktem punktami
locative punkcie punktach
vocative punkcie punkty
Derived terms[edit]
noun
adjective
adverb
idiom
nouns
prepositions
verbs
verbs
Related terms[edit]
adjective
adverbs
nouns
Descendants[edit]

Trivia[edit]

According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), punkt is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 128 times in scientific texts, 54 times in news, 73 times in essays, 13 times in fiction, and 16 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 284 times, making it the 179th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.[6]

Etymology 2[edit]

Ellipsis of punkt w punkt.[7] First attested in the 19th century.[8]

Adverb[edit]

punkt (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial) on the dot (exactly at a particular hour, neither earlier nor later)
    Synonym: punktualnie

References[edit]

  1. ^ Stanisław Dubisz, editor (2003), “punkt”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal dictionary of the Polish language]‎[1] (in Polish), volumes 1-4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN SA, →ISBN
  2. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “punkt”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  3. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “punkt”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  4. ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “punkt”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  5. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “punkt I”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  6. ^ Ida Kurcz (1990) “punkt”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language]‎[2] (in Polish), volume 1, Kraków, Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 478
  7. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “punkt II”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  8. ^ J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1912), “punkt”, in Słownik języka polskiego‎[3] (in Polish), volume 5, Warsaw, page 434

Further reading[edit]

  • punkt in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • punkt in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • “PUNKT”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 03.06.2009
  • Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “punkt”, in Słownik języka polskiego‎[5]
  • Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “punkt”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861‎[6]

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From German Punkt.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA(key): /pûnkt/

Noun[edit]

pȕnkt m (Cyrillic spelling пу̏нкт)

  1. (regional) dot
  2. (regional) place
  3. (regional) spot
  4. (regional) point

Declension[edit]

Declension of punkt
singular plural
nominative punkt punktovi
genitive punkta punktova
dative punktu punktovima
accusative punkt punktove
vocative punkte punktovi
locative punktu punktovi
instrumental punktom punktovima

References[edit]

  • “punkt” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin pūnctum through Old Norse punktr.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

punkt c

  1. a period, a full stop
  2. an item (on a list or an agenda)
  3. (typography) a point; size of a font
  4. (geometry) a point
  5. a point, a spot (small location, seen as a position)
  6. (figuratively) a point (in time)
    tidpunkt
    point in time
  7. a dot; one of the two symbols used in Morse code
  8. (finance) basis point, one hundredth of one percentage point

Declension[edit]

Declension of punkt 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative punkt punkten punkter punkterna
Genitive punkts punktens punkters punkternas

Related terms[edit]

Interjection[edit]

punkt

  1. period
    Synonym: punkt slut

References[edit]

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