punctura

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Latin

Etymology

From perfect passive participle pūnctus (“pricked, punctured, pierced”) +‎ -tūra, from pungō.

Pronunciation

Noun

pūnctūra f (genitive pūnctūrae); first declension

  1. a pricking, prick, puncture

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative pūnctūra pūnctūrae
Genitive pūnctūrae pūnctūrārum
Dative pūnctūrae pūnctūrīs
Accusative pūnctūram pūnctūrās
Ablative pūnctūrā pūnctūrīs
Vocative pūnctūra pūnctūrae

Participle

pūnctūra

  1. inflection of pūnctūrus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Participle

pūnctūrā

  1. ablative feminine singular of pūnctūrus

References

Portuguese

Noun

punctura f (plural puncturas)

  1. puncture (hole, cut or tear)
    Synonym: perfuração
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