ponta
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See also: pónta
Etymology
Verb
ponta
- to borrow
Pronunciation
Verb
ponta
- third-person singular past historic of ponter
Etymology
Borrowed from Sicilian and/or Italian punta, from Latin puncta. Compare with related punt, which is a later borrowing where the stressed short /u/ (which older Maltese did not have) was retained.
Pronunciation
Noun
ponta f (plural ponot)
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese ponta, from Latin puncta.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pon‧ta
Noun
ponta f (plural pontas)
Derived terms
Related terms
Noun
ponta m or f by sense (plural pontas)
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