# ponte
## Asturian
### Alternative forms

* puente

### Etymology

From Latin pōns, pontem.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈponte/ [ˈpõn̪.t̪e]
* Rhymes: -onte
* Hyphenation: pon‧te

### Noun

ponte f (plural pontes)
* bridge

## Basque
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ponte/ [põn̪.t̪e]
* Rhymes: -onte
* Hyphenation: pon‧te

### Noun

ponte inan
* font

#### Declension

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## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pɔ̃t/
* Rhymes: -ɔ̃t
* Homophones: pontent, pontes

### Etymology 1

Nominalized form of an old past participle of pondre.

#### Noun

ponte f (plural pontes)
* laying of eggs
* laying season
    Synonym: pondaison

### Etymology 2

Deverbal from ponter.

#### Noun

ponte m or f (plural pontes)
* punter (one who gambles)
* (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

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

ponte
* inflection of ponter:
** first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
** second-person singular imperative

### References

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

### Further reading

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

## Galician
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

ponte f (plural pontes)
* bridge
* (nautical) bridge; the deck from which a ship is controlled
* the crossbeam of a yoke
* long weekend; a day which falls between two work-free days (holidays or weekend days), on which leave is preferred

#### Derived terms

* Ponte
* Ponte Ambía
* Ponte Caldelas
* Ponte Nova
* Ponteareas
* Ponteceso
* Pontecesures
* Pontedeume
* Pontedeva
* pontella
* Pontemaceira
* Pontenafonso
* Pontenova
* Pontepedra
* Pontepedriña
* Pontevedra
* Pontevella
* ponticela
* Pontide
* pontigo
* pontillón

#### Related terms

* pontón

### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ponte”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “ponte”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ponte”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Interlingua
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpon.te/

### Noun

ponte (plural pontes)
* bridge

## Italian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

ponte m (plural ponti)
* bridge (structure)
* deck (nautical and aviation)
* long weekend; a day which falls between two work-free days (holidays or weekend days), on which leave is preferred

### Adjective

ponte (invariable)
* (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: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

* pontile
* piano di volo

#### Related terms

* pontefice
* pontone

### Anagrams

* pento

## Latin
### Etymology 1

See pontus

#### Noun

ponte
* vocative singular of pontus

### Etymology 2

See pons

#### Noun

ponte
* ablative singular of pōns

## Old Galician-Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* põte

### Etymology

Inherited from Latin pontem m.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈponte/
* Rhymes: -onte
* Hyphenation: pon‧te

### Noun

ponte f (plural pontes)
* bridge (construction or natural feature that spans a divide)

#### Derived terms

* Ponte
* Pontevedra
* pontezela

#### Descendants

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

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “ponte”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “ponte”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

## Portuguese
### Etymology

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.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈpõ.t͡ʃi/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈpõ.t͡ʃi/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈpõ.te/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈpõ.tɨ/
* Rhymes: (Portugal) -õtɨ, (Brazil) -õt͡ʃi, (Southern Brazil) -õte
* Hyphenation: pon‧te

### Noun

ponte f (plural pontes)
* bridge (construction or natural feature that spans a divide)
* (medicine) bypass (a passage created around a damaged organ)
    Synonym: bypass
* (figuratively) bridge (anything that connects separate things)
* long weekend; a day which falls between two work-free days (holidays or weekend days), on which leave is preferred

#### Related terms

* pontão
* pontífice

#### Descendants

* Macanese: pónti

### References

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

## Spanish
### Verb

ponte
* second-person singular imperative of poner combined with te