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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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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

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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.

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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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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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      Inherited from Latin pontem m.

      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /ˈponte/
      • Rhymes: -onte
      • Hyphenation: pon‧te

      Noun

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      ponte f (plural pontes)

      1. bridge (construction or natural feature that spans a divide)

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      Descendants

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      • Fala: ponti m
      • Galician: ponte f
      • Portuguese: ponte f

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      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