ponte
See also: Ponte, pónte, and ponté
Asturian
Alternative forms
- puente
Etymology
From Latin pōns, pontem.
Noun
ponte f (plural pontes)
- bridge
Basque
Noun
ponte
- font
French
Etymology 1
Nominalized form of an old past participle of pondre.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɔ̃t/
- Homophones: pontent, pontes
Noun
ponte f (plural pontes)
- laying of eggs[2]
- laying season[2]
- Synonym: pondaison
Noun
ponte m (plural pontes)
- "punter (cards)"[3]
- a person of influence, a mogul
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.
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Further reading
- “ponte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
![](Images/wiktionary/Ponte%252C_Navia_de_Suarna.jpg.webp)
Ponte (bridge) over the Navia river
Etymology
From Old Galician and Old Portuguese ponte, from Latin pōns, pontem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpontɪ], (eastern) [ˈpɔntɪ]
Audio (file)
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
- Pontepedra
- Pontepedriña
- ponticela
- Pontide
- pontigo
- pontillón
- Pontemaceira
- Pontenafonso
- Pontenova
- Pontevedra
- Pontevella
Related terms
- pontón
References
- “ponte” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “ponte” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “ponte” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “ponte” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “ponte” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Interlingua
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /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(key): /ˈpon.te/
Audio (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.
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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
Portuguese
![](Images/wiktionary/Small_Bridge_in_Zrenjanin%252C_Serbia..jpg.webp)
ponte
Etymology
From Old Portuguese ponte, from Latin pontem, from Proto-Indo-European *pónteh₁s (“path, road”), from *pent- (“path”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpõ.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpõ.te/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈpõ.t(ɨ)/
- 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
- pontífice
- pontão
Spanish
Verb
ponte
- second-person singular imperative of poner combined with te