"pont" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

Audio: Nl-pont.ogg Forms: ponten [plural], pontje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɔnt Etymology: From Middle Dutch ponte, borrowed from Latin pontō (“ferryboat”), probably derived from pōns (“bridge”). Compare Luxembourgish Pont. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|ponte}} Middle Dutch ponte, {{bor|nl|la|pontō||ferryboat}} Latin pontō (“ferryboat”), {{cog|lb|Pont}} Luxembourgish Pont Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-en|+}} pont f (plural ponten, diminutive pontje n)
  1. ferry, ferryboat Tags: feminine Derived forms: veerpont
    Sense id: en-pont-nl-noun-DHks~-Dj Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    {
      "lang": "Berbice Creole Dutch",
      "lang_code": "brc",
      "word": "pondo"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Papiamentu",
      "lang_code": "pap",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "ponchi"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Papiamentu",
      "lang_code": "pap",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "pontsje"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Caribbean Javanese",
          "lang_code": "jvn",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "pondo"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Sranan Tongo",
      "lang_code": "srn",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "ponti"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Caribbean Javanese",
          "lang_code": "jvn",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "pondo"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Sranan Tongo",
      "lang_code": "srn",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "pontoe"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Caribbean Javanese",
          "lang_code": "jvn",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "pondo"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Sranan Tongo",
      "lang_code": "srn",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "ponki"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Caribbean Javanese",
          "lang_code": "jvn",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "pondo"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Sranan Tongo",
      "lang_code": "srn",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "pondo"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "ponte"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch ponte",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "pontō",
        "4": "",
        "5": "ferryboat"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin pontō (“ferryboat”)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lb",
        "2": "Pont"
      },
      "expansion": "Luxembourgish Pont",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch ponte, borrowed from Latin pontō (“ferryboat”), probably derived from pōns (“bridge”). Compare Luxembourgish Pont.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ponten",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pontje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "-en",
        "3": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "pont f (plural ponten, diminutive pontje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "veerpont"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ferry, ferryboat"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "ferry",
          "ferry"
        ],
        [
          "ferryboat",
          "ferryboat"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔnt"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "pond"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pont"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "veerpont"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Berbice Creole Dutch",
      "lang_code": "brc",
      "word": "pondo"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Papiamentu",
      "lang_code": "pap",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "ponchi"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Papiamentu",
      "lang_code": "pap",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "pontsje"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Caribbean Javanese",
          "lang_code": "jvn",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "pondo"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Sranan Tongo",
      "lang_code": "srn",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "ponti"
    },
    {
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        {
          "lang": "Caribbean Javanese",
          "lang_code": "jvn",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "lang": "Sranan Tongo",
      "lang_code": "srn",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "pontoe"
    },
    {
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        {
          "lang": "Caribbean Javanese",
          "lang_code": "jvn",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "pondo"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Sranan Tongo",
      "lang_code": "srn",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "ponki"
    },
    {
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        {
          "lang": "Caribbean Javanese",
          "lang_code": "jvn",
          "raw_tags": [
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          ],
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        }
      ],
      "lang": "Sranan Tongo",
      "lang_code": "srn",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "pondo"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "ponte"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch ponte",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "pontō",
        "4": "",
        "5": "ferryboat"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin pontō (“ferryboat”)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lb",
        "2": "Pont"
      },
      "expansion": "Luxembourgish Pont",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch ponte, borrowed from Latin pontō (“ferryboat”), probably derived from pōns (“bridge”). Compare Luxembourgish Pont.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ponten",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pontje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "-en",
        "3": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "pont f (plural ponten, diminutive pontje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
        "Dutch feminine nouns",
        "Dutch lemmas",
        "Dutch nouns",
        "Dutch nouns with plural in -en",
        "Dutch terms borrowed from Latin",
        "Dutch terms derived from Latin",
        "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
        "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
        "Dutch terms with homophones",
        "Pages with 12 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Dutch/ɔnt",
        "Rhymes:Dutch/ɔnt/1 syllable"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ferry, ferryboat"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ferry",
          "ferry"
        ],
        [
          "ferryboat",
          "ferryboat"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/87/Nl-pont.ogg/Nl-pont.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/Nl-pont.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔnt"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "pond"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pont"
}

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