pontón

See also: ponton and Ponton

Galician

pontón

Alternative forms

• pontom, pontão (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin pontō, pontōnem (“ferryboat”), from pōns (“bridge”). Cognate with Portuguese pontão.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ponˈtoŋ/, /punˈtoŋ/

Noun

pontón m (plural pontóns)

1. a small bridge

   Synonyms: pasada, pontella

2. joist
   • 1457, Antonio Fernández Salgado, editor, A documentación medieval de San Bieito do Campo, Santiago de Compostela: USC, page 115:

     deuedes rreparar a dita meatade de casas de paredes, traues, pontõos, táboas, ferro e tella e das outras cousas que ouuer menester

     you should repair this half of the house, its walls, beams, joists, boards, iron and tiles, and all the other things that were necessary

3. rafter

   Synonym: cango

Derived terms

• Pontón

Related terms

• ponte

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “pontoos”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “pontõ”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ponton”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “pontón”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pontón”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “pontón”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish, from Latin pontōnem (“ferryboat”), from pōns (“bridge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ponˈton/ [põn̪ˈt̪õn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: pon‧tón

Noun

pontón m (plural pontones)

1. pontoon (for boats)
2. bridge made of planks

Derived terms

• pontonero

 

Related terms

• puente

 

Further reading

• “pontón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28