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)

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

Schlusspointe

See also

Witz

Further reading

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

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