🇪🇸 Spanish

punto

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masculine

el punto

point

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punto
/el ˈpunto/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say punto in Spanish?

IPA
/el ˈpunto/

How do you pronounce punto in Spanish?

punto is pronounced /el ˈpunto/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El punto rojo en el mapa indica la ubicación exacta del tesoro.

The red point on the map indicates the exact location of the treasure.

Este punto importante en la discusión cambió completamente mi perspectiva.

This important point in the discussion completely changed my perspective.

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Why is it masculine?

Punto is masculine because it derives from the Latin "punctum" (neuter), which became masculine in Spanish following the regular sound changes of Latin neuter nouns ending in "-um" that shifted to masculine "-o" endings in Romance languages. This gender shift occurred as Latin's neuter gender gradually collapsed and neuter nouns were redistributed into the masculine and feminine categories during the evolution into Spanish.

What is the Spanish word for point?

The Spanish word for point is el punto — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchpointlemasculine
🇮🇹 Italianpuntoilmasculine
🇵🇹 Portuguesepontoomasculine

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