"Punktum" meaning in German

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Interjection

IPA: /ˈpʊŋktʊm/ Audio: De-Punktum.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin pūnctum (“point”). Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:bor|la:pūnctum<t:point>}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "point", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "pricked", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "prick", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "prick", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "punch", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*pewǵ-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*pungō", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "pungō", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "pūnctus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "pūnctum", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Punktum", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" }" data-lang="de" data-title="Punktum">, {{bor+|de|la|pūnctum||point}} Borrowed from Latin pūnctum (“point”) Head templates: {{head|de|interjection}} Punktum
  1. (dated) enough!, stop! Tags: dated Synonyms: basta, fertig, Schluss
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