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Portuguese
Etymology
From pontual (“punctual”) + -idade (“-ity”), from Medieval Latin pūnctuālis (“having a sharp point”), from Latin pūnctum (“point”), from pungō (“to prick, to puncture, to punch”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /põ.tu.a.liˈda.d͡ʒi/ , (faster pronunciation) /põ.twa.liˈda.d͡ʒi/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /põ.tu.a.liˈda.d͡ʒi/ , (faster pronunciation) /põ.twa.liˈda.d͡ʒi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /põ.tu.a.liˈda.de/ , (faster pronunciation) /põ.twa.liˈda.de/
- Hyphenation: pon‧tu‧a‧li‧da‧de
Noun
pontualidade f (uncountable)
- punctuality (state or quality of being punctual, on time)
- Antonyms: delonga, dilação, impontualidade
Derived terms