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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)/ , (faster pronunciation) /põˈtwa(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /põ.tuˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /põˈtwa(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /põ.tuˈa(ɾ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /põˈtwa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /põ.tuˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /põˈtwa(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /põ.tuˈa(ɻ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /põˈtwa(ɻ)/
Verb
pontuar (first-person singular present pontuo, first-person singular preterite pontuei, past participle pontuado)
- to punctuate
Conjugation