ponte

See also: Ponte, pónte, and ponté

Asturian

Alternative forms

• puente

Etymology

From Latin pōns, pontem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈponte/, [ˈpõn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -onte
• Hyphenation: pon‧te

Noun

ponte f (plural pontes)

1. bridge

Basque

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ponte/ [põn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -onte
• Hyphenation: pon‧te

Noun

ponte inan

1. font

Declension

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔ̃t/
• Rhymes: -ɔ̃t
• Homophones: pontent, pontes

Etymology 1

Nominalized form of an old past participle of pondre.

Noun

ponte f (plural pontes)

1. laying of eggs
2. laying season

   Synonym: pondaison

Etymology 2

Deverbal from ponter.

Noun

ponte m or f (plural pontes)

1. punter (one who gambles)
2. (by extension, colloquial) mogul, bigwig (person of influence)

   Synonyms: huile, gros bonnet

   • 2024 July 8, Jonathan Sollier, “Catherine Rimbert réussit son pari”, in La Provence, page 8:

     Avant le premier tour, alors que les pontes du parti clamaient leur objectif de 5/5 dans le département, elle était même devenue l’enjeu principal de ces élections.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ponte

1. inflection of ponter:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “ponte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Galician

Ponte (bridge) over the Navia river

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ponte f, from Latin pōns, pontem m. Compare Portuguese ponte f and Spanish puente m.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈponte/ [ˈpon̪.t̪ɪ]
  • Rhymes: -onte
• IPA^(key): (Eastern) /ˈpɔnte/ [ˈpɔn̪.t̪ɪ]

  • Audio:

    (file)

  • Rhymes: -ɔnte
• Hyphenation: pon‧te

Noun

ponte f (plural pontes)

1. bridge
2. (nautical) bridge; the deck from which a ship is controlled
3. the crossbeam of a yoke
4. long weekend; a day which falls between two work-free days (holidays or weekend days), on which leave is preferred

Derived terms

• Ponte
• Ponte Ambía
• Ponte Caldelas
• Ponte Nova
• Ponteareas
• Ponteceso
• Pontecesures
• Pontedeume
• Pontedeva
• pontella
• Pontepedra
• Pontepedriña
• ponticela
• Pontide
• pontigo
• pontillón
• Pontemaceira
• Pontenafonso
• Pontenova
• Pontevedra
• Pontevella

Related terms

• pontón

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “ponte”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “ponte”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ponte”, 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), “ponte”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ponte”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Interlingua

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpon.te/

Noun

ponte (plural pontes)

1. bridge

Italian

Etymology

From Latin pontem, from Proto-Indo-European *pónteh₁s (“path, road”), from *pent- (“path”). Compare French pont, Romanian punte, Romansch punt, Spanish puente.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpon.te/

• Audio (female voice "un ponte")::

  (file)

• Rhymes: -onte
• Hyphenation: pón‧te

Noun

ponte m (plural ponti)

1. bridge (structure)
2. deck (nautical and aviation)
3. long weekend; a day which falls between two work-free days (holidays or weekend days), on which leave is preferred

Adjective

ponte (invariable)

1. (relational) transition; bridging, transitional
   • 2020 October 10, Valentina Conte, Giovanna Vitale, “Di Maio in pressing: "I soldi del Recovery servono al più presto" [Di Maio in pressing: "The money from the Recovery are needed as soon as possible"]”, in la Repubblica‎^[1]:

     Il ministro dell'Economia Roberto Gualtieri condivide l'analisi, promette altre misure-ponte in manovra, prima che arrivino i fondi Ue.

     The Economy Minister Roberto Gualtieri shares the analysis, promises other transition measures in the maneuver, before the EU funds arrive.

Derived terms

• pontile
• piano di volo

Related terms

• pontefice
• pontone

Anagrams

• pento

Latin

Etymology 1

See pontus

Noun

ponte

1. vocative singular of pontus

Etymology 2

See pons

Noun

ponte

1. ablative singular of pōns

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin pontem m.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ponte/

Noun

ponte f (plural pontes)

1. spring (water source)
2. fountain

Derived terms

• Ponte

Descendants

• Galician: ponte f
• Portuguese: ponte f

Portuguese

ponte

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ponte f, from Latin pontem m, from Proto-Indo-European *pónteh₁s (“path, road”), from *pent- (“path”). Compare Galician ponte f and Spanish puente m.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpõ.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpõ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpõ.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpõ.tɨ/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -õtɨ, (Brazil) -õt͡ʃi, (Southern Brazil) -õte
• Hyphenation: pon‧te

Noun

ponte f (plural pontes)

1. bridge (construction or natural feature that spans a divide)
2. (medicine) bypass (a passage created around a damaged organ)

   Synonym: bypass

3. (figuratively) bridge (anything that connects separate things)
4. long weekend; a day which falls between two work-free days (holidays or weekend days), on which leave is preferred

Related terms

• pontão
• pontífice

 

Descendants

• Macanese: pónti

References

• “ponte” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Spanish

Verb

ponte

1. second-person singular imperative of poner combined with te