pont

Etymology

From Old Occitan, from Latin pōns, pōntem.

Noun

pont m (plural ponts)

1. bridge (construction)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ponte, from Latin pontō (“ferryboat”), probably derived from pōns (“bridge”).

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɔnt

Noun

pont c (plural ponten, diminutive pontje n)

1. ferry, ferryboat

Etymology

From Old French pont, from Latin pōns, pōntem. Compare Catalan pont, Italian ponte, Occitan pònt, Portuguese ponte, Romanian punte, Romansch punt, Spanish puente, Welsh pont.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔ̃/

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• Homophone: ponts
• Hyphenation: pont

Noun

pont m (plural ponts)

1. bridge

   Sur le pont d’Avignon / L'on y danse, l'on y danse / Sur le pont d’Avignon / L'on y danse tous en rond ^W

   On the bridge of Avignon / We all dance there, we all dance there / On the bridge of Avignon / We all dance there in a ring

2. deck
3. (dentistry, Canada) bridge

Further reading

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

Etymology

From Latin punctum.

Noun

pont m (plural ponts)

1. point
2. full stop, period
3. dot
4. instant
5. (in the plural) points, score

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin punctum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpont]

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Adverb

pont

1. exactly, just, precisely

   Pont ez a lényeg. ― That’s exactly the point about it.

   Pont fordítva mondtad. ― You’ve said it just the other way round.

   Pont ma beszéltünk erről. ― We just talked about that this very day / just today.

Noun

pont (plural pontok)

1. point
2. dot, full stop, period

Etymology

From Old French pont, from Latin pōns, pōntem.

Pronunciation

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Noun

pont m (plural ponts)

1. (Jersey) bridge

Etymology

From Latin pōns, pōntem.

Noun

pont m (oblique plural ponz or pontz, nominative singular ponz or pontz, nominative plural pont)

1. bridge (construction)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian pont. Doublet of punct.

Noun

pont n (plural ponturi)

1. tip, hint
2. cue
3. cinch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pōns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔnt/

Noun

pont f (plural pontydd)

1. bridge

Mutation