"Pointe" meaning in German

See Pointe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpu̯ɛ̃tə/, /ˈpu̯ɛːntə/ Audio: De-Pointe.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: Borrowed from French pointe. Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:bor|fr:pointe}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "pūnctā", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "pūnctus", "status" : "ambiguous", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "pointe", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Pointe", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" }" data-lang="de" data-title="Pointe">, {{bor+|de|fr|pointe}} Borrowed from French pointe Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Pointe f (genitive Pointe, plural Pointen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Pointe [genitive], Pointen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Pointe [nominative, singular], Pointen [definite, nominative, plural], Pointe [genitive, singular], Pointen [definite, genitive, plural], Pointe [dative, singular], Pointen [dative, definite, plural], Pointe [accusative, singular], Pointen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. point; punchline (final part of a joke, anecdote etc. which makes it funny or relevant) Tags: feminine Derived forms: Schlusspointe Related terms: Witz

Inflected forms

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    },
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  "pos": "noun",
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