pontuar

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French ponctuer, from Medieval Latin pūnctuāre (to mark with points), from Latin pūnctus, perfect passive participle of pungō (to prick, to punch).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /põ.tuˈa(ʁ)/ [põ.tʊˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /põˈtwa(ʁ)/ [põˈtwa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /põ.tuˈa(ɾ)/ [põ.tʊˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /põˈtwa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /põ.tuˈa(ʁ)/ [põ.tʊˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /põˈtwa(ʁ)/ [põˈtwa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /põ.tuˈa(ɻ)/ [põ.tʊˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /põˈtwa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /põˈtwaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /põˈtwa.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: pon‧tu‧ar

Verb

pontuar (first-person singular present pontuo, first-person singular preterite pontuei, past participle pontuado)

  1. to punctuate

Conjugation

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