ponem

Catalan

Verb

ponem

1. first-person plural present indicative of pondre

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowing from Yiddish פּנים (ponem, “face”) from Hebrew פָּנִים (paním, “face”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpoː.nəm/

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• Hyphenation: po‧nem

Noun

ponem n or m (plural ponems, diminutive ponempje n)

1. (informal, chiefly Netherlands) punim, face

Derived terms

• geinponem

See also

• porem

Umbrian

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Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly:

1. (sense 1.1): Related to Latin pōtus (“drink”) and pōsca (“mead”).
2. (sense 1.2): Related to Latin pollen (“flour”).

Noun

ponem gender unattested sg

1. sacrificial substance. Further details are uncertain. Possibilities include:
   • early 2^nd century BCE, Iguvine Tablets, table I, side A (photo; facsimile), lines 4:

     ⁴ [...] 𐌇𐌄𐌓𐌉𐌔⁚​𐌅𐌉𐌍𐌖⁚​𐌇𐌄𐌓𐌉𐌐𐌖𐌍𐌉⁚​

     heris vinu heri puni

     [Sacrifice] either with wine or mead.

   2. mead, posca
   4. flour, mola salsa

Attested forms

Inflection of ponem? gender unattested sg
ablative	e.Ig. 𐌐𐌖𐌍𐌉 (puni) l.Ig. poni, pone
genitive	e.Ig. 𐌐𐌖𐌍𐌄𐌔 (punes)
accusative	e.Ig. 𐌐𐌖𐌍𐌄 (pune)