Learn Romanian › punte
punte
footbridge /ˈpun.te/
noun#2139 most common
Also: ship's deck, axle (of a vehicle), (figurative) bridge, link
Example sentences
Peste râu este o punte de lemn.
Over the river there is a wooden footbridge.
Copiii traversează puntea în fiecare dimineață.
The children cross the footbridge every morning.
Marinarii stăteau pe puntea vasului și priveau marea.
The sailors stood on the ship's deck and watched the sea.
Mecanicul a verificat puntea din spate a mașinii înainte de cursă.
The mechanic checked the car's rear axle before the race.
Dentistul i-a recomandat o punte dentară pentru a înlocui dintele lipsă.
The dentist recommended a dental bridge to replace the missing tooth.
Negocierile diplomatice au reprezentat o punte fragilă între cele două națiuni aflate în conflict.
The diplomatic negotiations were a fragile bridge between the two nations in conflict.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | punte | punți |
| Genitive | punți | punților |
| Accusative | punte | punți |
| Vocative | punte | punți |
Word family
puntițăsmall footbridge or plank (diminutive)
punte dentarădental bridge
puntea vasuluithe ship's deck
punte rulantămoving walkway, travelator
Etymology
Punte descends from Latin pons, pontis, meaning bridge. Romanian kept this old Latin word alongside the more common pod, which came from Slavic and took over the general sense of a large bridge. Punte narrowed to smaller or specialized crossings: footbridges, a ship's deck, and later, by extension, a vehicle's axle or a dental bridge.
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