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Catalan
Verb
ponc
- first-person singular present indicative of pondre
Irish
Etymology
Old Irish ponc, punc, from Latin punctum. Doublet of pointe.
Pronunciation
Noun
ponc m (genitive singular poinc, nominative plural poncanna)
- point
- dot
- full stop, period
- Synonym: lánstad
- detail
- (cricket) point (fielding position between gully and cover)
- Synonym: pointe
Declension
Derived terms
Mutation
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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phonc
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bponc
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ponc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ponc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ponc”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “ponc”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Welsh
Etymology
Borrowed from West Midlands English bonk, a dialectal variant of bank.[1]
Noun
ponc f (plural ponciau or poncydd)
- hillock, knoll
- Synonyms: bryncyn, twyn, crug, twmpath
- speed bump, sleeping policeman
- Synonym: atalfa gyflymder
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ponc”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies