# punta
## English
### Noun

punta (uncountable)
* A Garifuna style of festive music and dance.

### Anagrams

* Anput, tupan, unapt, untap

## Basque
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish punta.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /punta/ [pũn̪.t̪a]
* Rhymes: -unta, -a
* Hyphenation: pun‧ta

### Noun

punta inan
* peak, tip

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “punta”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
* “punta”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

## Catalan
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Late Latin puncta, from the feminine of Latin punctus.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈpun.tə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈpun.ta]

#### Noun

punta f (plural puntes)
* point, tip
* pinch, bit (small amount)
* peak, top
* point, purpose, reason
* lace
    Synonym: randa

##### Derived terms

* apuntar
* hora punta
* punteta

##### Related terms

* punt

#### Further reading

* “punta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

punta
* inflection of puntar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *punta (“old unit of weight”) (compare Estonian pund, Livonian pūnda), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *pundą (“pound, weight”), itself from Latin pondō.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpuntɑ/, [ˈpun̪t̪ɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -untɑ
* Hyphenation: pun‧ta

### Noun

punta
* pound (currency)
* (rare, archaic) Synonym of pauna (“pound (unit of weight)”)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of punta (Kotus type 10*J/koira, nt-nn gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
puntani
puntani
accusative
nom.
puntani
puntani
gen.
puntani
genitive
puntani
puntieni puntaini $^{rare}$
partitive
puntaani
puntiani
inessive
punnassani
punnissani
elative
punnastani
punnistani
illative
puntaani
puntiini
adessive
punnallani
punnillani
ablative
punnaltani
punniltani
allative
punnalleni
punnilleni
essive
puntanani
puntinani
translative
punnakseni
punnikseni
abessive
punnattani
punnittani
instructive
comitative
—puntineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
puntasi
puntasi
accusative
nom.
puntasi
puntasi
gen.
puntasi
genitive
puntasi
puntiesi puntaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
puntaasi
puntiasi
inessive
punnassasi
punnissasi
elative
punnastasi
punnistasi
illative
puntaasi
puntiisi
adessive
punnallasi
punnillasi
ablative
punnaltasi
punniltasi
allative
punnallesi
punnillesi
essive
puntanasi
puntinasi
translative
punnaksesi
punniksesi
abessive
punnattasi
punnittasi
instructive
comitative
—puntinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
puntamme
puntamme
accusative
nom.
puntamme
puntamme
gen.
puntamme
genitive
puntamme
puntiemme puntaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
puntaamme
puntiamme
inessive
punnassamme
punnissamme
elative
punnastamme
punnistamme
illative
puntaamme
puntiimme
adessive
punnallamme
punnillamme
ablative
punnaltamme
punniltamme
allative
punnallemme
punnillemme
essive
puntanamme
puntinamme
translative
punnaksemme
punniksemme
abessive
punnattamme
punnittamme
instructive
comitative
—puntinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
puntanne
puntanne
accusative
nom.
puntanne
puntanne
gen.
puntanne
genitive
puntanne
puntienne puntainne $^{rare}$
partitive
puntaanne
puntianne
inessive
punnassanne
punnissanne
elative
punnastanne
punnistanne
illative
puntaanne
puntiinne
adessive
punnallanne
punnillanne
ablative
punnaltanne
punniltanne
allative
punnallenne
punnillenne
essive
puntananne
puntinanne
translative
punnaksenne
punniksenne
abessive
punnattanne
punnittanne
instructive
comitative
—puntinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
puntansa
puntansa
accusative
nom.
puntansa
puntansa
gen.
puntansa
genitive
puntansa
puntiensa puntainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
puntaansa
puntiaan puntiansa
inessive
punnassaan punnassansa
punnissaan punnissansa
elative
punnastaan punnastansa
punnistaan punnistansa
illative
puntaansa
puntiinsa
adessive
punnallaan punnallansa
punnillaan punnillansa
ablative
punnaltaan punnaltansa
punniltaan punniltansa
allative
punnalleen punnallensa
punnilleen punnillensa
essive
puntanaan puntanansa
puntinaan puntinansa
translative
punnakseen punnaksensa
punnikseen punniksensa
abessive
punnattaan punnattansa
punnittaan punnittansa
instructive
comitative
—puntineen puntinensa :

#### Derived terms

* punnita
* punnus
* puntamäärä

### Further reading

* “punta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* pantu, patun, punat

## Galician
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ponta, from Late Latin puncta.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpunta/ [ˈpun̪.t̪ɐ]
* Rhymes: -unta
* Hyphenation: pun‧ta

### Noun

punta m (plural puntas)
* tip, point, end
    Synonym: cabo

#### Derived terms

* punteiro

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “ponta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “ponta”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “punta”, 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), “punta”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “punta”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Irish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpˠʌn̪ˠt̪ˠə/

### Etymology 1
#### Noun

punta m (genitive singular punta, nominative plural puntaí)
* punt (boat)

##### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
punta
puntaí
vocative
a phunta
a phuntaí
genitive
punta
puntaí
dative
punta
puntaí
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an punta
na puntaí
genitive
an phunta
na bpuntaí
dative
leis an bpunta don phunta
leis na puntaí :

##### Synonyms

* puint

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

punta
* Cois Fharraige form of puint (“pounds”)

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 359, page 123

## Italian
### Etymology 1

From Late Latin puncta, from the feminine of Latin punctus. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpun.ta/
* Rhymes: -unta
* Hyphenation: pùn‧ta

#### Noun

punta f (plural punte)
* point, head, tip, top, peak, end
    Synonyms: estremità, cima, testa
* toe (of a shoe)
* pinch, touch, hint (small quantity)
    Synonyms: pizzico, tocco, accenno
* bit (of a drill)
* (soccer) forward, striker, attacker
    Synonym: attaccante
* pile (of arrow or spear)
* scriber

##### Derived terms

* a punta
* appuntare
* appuntire
* cane da punta
* punta a tracciare
* punta della freccia
* punta della lancia
* punta della spada
* puntale
* puntare
* puntarella
* puntasecca
* puntata
* puntello
* punteruolo
* puntina
* spuntare
* uomo di punta

##### Related terms

* punto

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

punta
* inflection of puntare:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Papiamentu
### Etymology

From Spanish punta.
The word "punda" is an obsolete variation.

### Noun

punta
* point

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpunta/ [ˈpũn̪.t̪a]
* Rhymes: -unta
* Syllabification: pun‧ta

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Late Latin puncta, from the feminine of Latin punctus.

#### Noun

punta f (plural puntas)
* tip, point, end
    la punta del iceberg ― the tip of the iceberg
* pinch, bit (small amount)
    Synonym: pizco

##### Derived terms

* a punta de lanza
* a punta de pala
* a punta pala
* apuntar
* de punta (“tip-top, cutting edge, state-of-the-art”)
* de punta a cabo
* de punta a punta
* de punta en blanco
* en la punta de la lengua
* entado en punta
* media punta
* pelos de punta
* por la otra punta
* punta de anca
* punta de yuca
* punta del iceberg
* puntazo
* puntiaguda
* puntilla
* puntita
* sacapuntas
* sacar punta
* serrucho de punta
* sierra de punta

##### Related terms

* punto

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

punta
* inflection of puntar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “punta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Tagalog
### Etymology 1

Possibly from Spanish puntar (“point”) or Spanish apuntar (“aim”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /punˈta/ [pʊn̪ˈt̪a]
* Rhymes: -a
* Syllabification: pun‧ta

#### Noun

puntá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜆ)
* destination, direction
    Synonyms: patutunguhan, paroroonan
    Saan ang punta mo?Where will you go? (lit. Where is your destination?)

##### Derived terms

* magpunta
* papunta
* papuntahin
* pumunta
* puntahan

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish punta.

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈpunta/ [ˈpun̪.t̪ɐ]
* Rhymes: -unta
* Syllabification: pun‧ta

#### Noun

punta (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜆ)
* point, end
    Synonyms: dunggit, dulo
* (geology) headland, promontory
* (colloquial) aim, purpose
    Synonyms: layon, layunin, hangad, hangarin, intensyon, pakay

##### Related terms

* apunta
* puntablangko
* punterya
* puntilya
* punto

#### See also

* puntahin

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /punˈtaʔ/ [pʊn̪ˈt̪aʔ]
* Rhymes: -aʔ
* Syllabification: pun‧ta

#### Noun

puntâ (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜆ)
* a piece of bamboo with metal wire hooked on both sides, which is hooked to a pail or bucket, and is carried on the shoulders