pointe

Etymology

From French pointe (“point, tip”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pwæ̃t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /pwɑnt/

Noun

pointe (countable and uncountable, plural pointes)

1. (ballet) The tip of the toe; a ballet position executed with the tip of the toe.
   • 2007: Classical dance manages to get along without too many momentous events shuddering beneath its pointe work. — The Guardian 5th Jan 2007, p. 3

Etymology

From French pointe.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: poin‧te

Noun

pointe f, m (plural pointes)

1. (comedy) punchline

Etymology

From French.

Noun

pointe

1. pointe (ballet position)

Anagrams

• potien

Etymology

From Late Latin puncta, from the feminine form of Latin punctus, perfect passive participle of pungō (“I prick”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pwɛ̃t/

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Noun

pointe f (plural pointes)

1. point (clarification of this definition is needed)

Verb

pointe

1. first-person singular present indicative of pointer
2. third-person singular present indicative of pointer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of pointer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of pointer
5. second-person singular imperative of pointer

Further reading

• “pointe” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• piéton

Noun

pointe m (genitive singular pointe, nominative plural pointí)

1. dot
2. (sports, games, mathematics) point
3. (Gaelic games) point, scored by driving the ball over the crossbar of the goalpost, as opposed to a goal, worth three points, scored by driving the ball under the crossbar
4. (cricket) point, fielding position between gully and cover

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