pontualidade

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• ponctualidade (obsolete)

Etymology

From pontual (“punctual”) +‎ -idade (“-ity”), from Medieval Latin pūnctuālis (“having a sharp point”), from Latin pūnctum (“point”), from pungō (“to prick, to puncture, to punch”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /põ.tu.a.liˈda.d͡ʒi/ [põ.tʊ.a.liˈda.d͡ʒi], (faster pronunciation) /põ.twa.liˈda.d͡ʒi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /põ.tu.a.liˈda.d͡ʒi/ [põ.tʊ.a.liˈda.d͡ʒi], (faster pronunciation) /põ.twa.liˈda.d͡ʒi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /põ.tu.a.liˈda.de/ [põ.tʊ.a.liˈda.de], (faster pronunciation) /põ.twa.liˈda.de/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /põ.twɐ.liˈda.dɨ/ [põ.twɐ.liˈða.ðɨ]

• Hyphenation: pon‧tu‧a‧li‧da‧de

Noun

pontualidade f (uncountable)

1. punctuality (state or quality of being punctual, on time)

   Antonyms: delonga, dilação, impontualidade

Derived terms

• pontualidade britânica
• pontualidade inglesa

Related terms

• ponto
• pontual
• pontualizar
• pontualmente