Punktum

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pūnctum (“point”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʊŋktʊm/
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Interjection

Punktum

  1. (dated) enough!, stop!
    Synonyms: basta, fertig, Schluss
    • 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 2, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 205:
      Was sie denn sei und wolle, die Sittlichkeit des Herrn Settembrini! […] Sie sei dazu da, daß man alt und glücklich, reich und gesund damit werde und damit Punktum.
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Further reading

  • “Punktum” in Duden online
  • “Punktum” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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