German

Noun

Pointe f ‎(genitive Pointe, plural Pointen)

1. punch line

Declension

English

Noun

pointe ‎(countable and uncountable, plural pointes)

1. (ballet) The tip of the toe; a ballet position executed with the tip of the toe.
   • 2007: Classical dance manages to get along without too many momentous events shuddering beneath its pointe work. — The Guardian 5th Jan 2007, p. 3

Related terms

• en pointe

Translations

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: poin‧te

Etymology

From French pointe.

Noun

pointe f, m ‎(plural pointes)

1. (comedy) punchline

Synonyms

• clou

Finnish

Etymology

From French.

Noun

pointe

1. pointe (ballet position)

Declension

Preferably not inflected. Compound term pointe-asento is used in inflected forms, in which case only asento is inflected.

French

Etymology

From Late Latin puncta, from the feminine form of Latin punctus, perfect passive participle of pungō ‎(“I prick”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pwɛ̃t/

Noun

pointe f ‎(plural pointes)

1. point

Derived terms

• à la pointe

Related terms

• point

Verb

pointe

1. first-person singular present indicative of pointer
2. third-person singular present indicative of pointer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of pointer
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of pointer
5. second-person singular imperative of pointer

Anagrams

• piéton

Irish

Noun

pointe m ‎(genitive singular pointe, nominative plural pointí)

1. dot
2. (sports, games, mathematics) point
3. (Gaelic games) point, scored by driving the ball over the crossbar of the goalpost, as opposed to a goal, worth three points, scored by driving the ball under the crossbar
4. (cricket) point, fielding position between gully and cover

Declension

Synonyms

• (Gaelic games): cúilín

Derived terms

• aonphointeach
• íosphointe
• lárphointe

Related terms

• (Gaelic games): báire, cúl
• (cricket): ponc

Mutation