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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From French point (“point, full stop, period, stitch pattern”), from Middle French poinct (“point”), from Old French point (“sting, prick, dot, moment”), from Latin punctum (“point, moment, puncture”), neuter form of pūnctus (“pricked, marked, stung, troubled”), perfect passive participle of pungō (“I prick, puncture, sting”), from Proto-Italic *pungō (“to prick, sting”), from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- (“punch, prick, poke, stab”).
Noun
poeng n (definite singular poenget, indefinite plural poeng or poenger, definite plural poenga or poengene)
- a point (e.g. in games and sports)
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin punctum, via French point.
Noun
poeng n (definite singular poenget, indefinite plural poeng, definite plural poenga)
- a point (e.g. in games and sports)
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