ponte

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See also: Ponte, pónte, and ponté

Asturian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin pōns, pontem.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈponte/, [ˈpõn̪.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -onte
  • Hyphenation: pon‧te

Noun

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ponte f (plural pontes)

  1. bridge

Basque

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ponte/ [põn̪.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -onte
  • Hyphenation: pon‧te

Noun

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ponte inan

  1. font

Declension

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French

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Nominalized form of an old past participle of pondre.[1]

Noun

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ponte f (plural pontes)

  1. laying of eggs
  2. laying season
    Synonym: pondaison

Etymology 2

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Deverbal from ponter.

Noun

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ponte m or f (plural pontes)

  1. punter (one who gambles)
  2. (by extension, colloquial) mogul, bigwig (person of influence)
    Synonyms: huile, gros bonnet
    • 2024 July 8, Jonathan Sollier, “Catherine Rimbert réussit son pari”, in La Provence, page 8:
      Avant le premier tour, alors que les pontes du parti clamaient leur objectif de 5/5 dans le département, elle était même devenue l’enjeu principal de ces élections.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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ponte

  1. inflection of ponter:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

References

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  1. ^ ponte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Further reading

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Galician

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Ponte (bridge) over the Navia river

Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ponte f, from Latin pōns, pontem m. Compare Portuguese ponte f and Spanish puente m.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈponte/ [ˈpon̪.t̪ɪ]
  • IPA(key): (Eastern) /ˈpɔnte/ [ˈpɔn̪.t̪ɪ]
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɔnte
  • Hyphenation: pon‧te

Noun

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ponte f (plural pontes)

  1. bridge
  2. (nautical) bridge; the deck from which a ship is controlled
  3. the crossbeam of a yoke
  4. long weekend; a day which falls between two work-free days (holidays or weekend days), on which leave is preferred

Derived terms

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References

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Interlingua

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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ponte (plural pontes)

  1. bridge

Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin pontem, from Proto-Indo-European *pónteh₁s (path, road), from *pent- (path). Compare French pont, Romanian punte, Romansch punt, Spanish puente.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpon.te/
  • Audio (female voice "un ponte")::(file)
  • Rhymes: -onte
  • Hyphenation: pón‧te

Noun

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ponte m (plural ponti)

  1. bridge (structure)
  2. deck (nautical and aviation)
  3. long weekend; a day which falls between two work-free days (holidays or weekend days), on which leave is preferred

Adjective

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ponte (invariable)

  1. (relational) transition; bridging, transitional
    • 2020 October 10, Valentina Conte, Giovanna Vitale, “Di Maio in pressing: "I soldi del Recovery servono al più presto" [Di Maio in pressing: "The money from the Recovery are needed as soon as possible"]”, in la Repubblica[1]:
      Il ministro dell'Economia Roberto Gualtieri condivide l'analisi, promette altre misure-ponte in manovra, prima che arrivino i fondi Ue.
      The Economy Minister Roberto Gualtieri shares the analysis, promises other transition measures in the maneuver, before the EU funds arrive.

Derived terms

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Anagrams

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Latin

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Etymology 1

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See pontus

Noun

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ponte

  1. vocative singular of pontus

Etymology 2

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See pons

Noun

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ponte

  1. ablative singular of pōns

Old Galician-Portuguese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin pontem m.

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Noun

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ponte f (plural pontes)

  1. spring (water source)
  2. fountain

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Galician: ponte f
  • Portuguese: ponte f

Portuguese

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 ponte on Portuguese Wikipedia
ponte

Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ponte f, from Latin pontem m, from Proto-Indo-European *pónteh₁s (path, road), from *pent- (path). Compare Galician ponte f and Spanish puente m.

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Noun

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ponte f (plural pontes)

  1. bridge (construction or natural feature that spans a divide)
  2. (medicine) bypass (a passage created around a damaged organ)
    Synonym: bypass
  3. (figuratively) bridge (anything that connects separate things)
  4. long weekend; a day which falls between two work-free days (holidays or weekend days), on which leave is preferred
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Descendants

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References

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  • ponte” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Spanish

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Verb

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ponte

  1. second-person singular imperative of poner combined with te