Pointe

See also: pointe and pointé

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French pointe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpu̯ɛ̃tə/, /ˈpu̯ɛːntə/
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Noun

Pointe f (genitive Pointe, plural Pointen)

  1. point; punchline (final part of a joke, anecdote etc. which makes it funny or relevant)
    eine geschliffene Pointe ― a sharp punchline
    eine rhetorische Pointe ― a rhetoric punchline

Declension

Declension of Pointe [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Pointe die Pointen
genitive einer der Pointe der Pointen
dative einer der Pointe den Pointen
accusative eine die Pointe die Pointen

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • “Pointe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Pointe” in Duden online
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