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punkt

//ˈpuŋkt/ | /ˈpuŋkt//
Polishnounadv

Definitions

  1. 1.
    point (discernable dot against a background of other things)
    • Near-synonym: kropka

  2. 2.
    point (zero-dimensional mathematical object representing a location in one or more dimensions; something considered to have position but no magnitude or direction)
  3. 3.
    point (place designated for a particular task)
  4. 4.
    point (stage of some action)
  5. 5.
    point (element of a list)
  6. 6.
    point (unit of scoring in a game or competition)
  7. 7.
    point (distinguishing quality or characteristic)
  8. 8.
    point (basic unit of measurement of the length or size of fonts and other elements used in printing, approximately equal to, depending on the calculation system used, from 0.35 to 0.37 millimeters)
  9. 9.
    point (position on an issue)
  10. 10.
    point (spatial or temporal border)
  11. 11.
    section of text; paragraph; article
  12. 12.
    issue, affair, matter, business, thing
  13. 13.
    literarypoint (part of a written or oral statement)
  14. 14.
    obsoletetask
  15. 15.
    obsoleteorder, command
  16. 16.
    obsoleteduct, particularly tear duct
  17. 17.
    obsoletecardinal direction
  18. 18.
    obsoletehole on a billiards table
  19. 19.
    obsoletebay
  20. 20.
    colloquialon the dot (exactly at a particular hour, neither earlier nor later)

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • punkt bazowy
  • punktowiec
  • punktowy
  • z punktu
  • punkt widzenia zależy od punktu siedzenia
  • punkt apteczny
  • punkt G
  • punkt honoru
  • punkt konstrukcyjny
  • punkt odniesienia
Related words (6)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin pūnctum. First attested in 1566. Doublet of puenta.

Forms

  • punkcikdiminutive
  • p.abbreviation
  • pktabbreviation
Nominative
Singular
punkt
Plural
punkty
Genitive
Singular
punktu
Plural
punktów
Dative
Singular
punktowi
Plural
punktom
Accusative
Singular
punkt
Plural
punkty
Instrumental
Singular
punktem
Plural
punktami
Locative
Singular
punkcie
Plural
punktach
Vocative
Singular
punkcie
Plural
punkty

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