puenta

See also: puentą

Polish

Alternative forms

• pointa

Etymology

Borrowed from French pointe. Doublet of punkt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpwɛn.ta/

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• Rhymes: -ɛnta
• Syllabification: puen‧ta

Noun

puenta f

1. (comedy) punch line (final part of a joke; the word, sentence, or exchange of sentences that is intended to be funny and provokes laughter from the listeners)
2. punch line (final, concluding statement that an explanation has been leading up to; a conclusion)
3. (ballet) pointe shoe (type of shoe with a strengthened toe, used for dancing on pointe)

Declension

Declension of puenta

	singular	plural
nominative	puenta	puenty
genitive	puenty	puent
dative	puencie	puentom
accusative	puentę	puenty
instrumental	puentą	puentami
locative	puencie	puentach
vocative	puento	puenty

Further reading

• puenta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• puenta in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• puenta in PWN's encyclopedia