Noun: poeng
Gender: Neuter
Hyphenation:
Indefinite
| Sg. | poeng |
| Pl. | poeng; poenger |
Definite
| Sg. | poenget |
| Pl. | poenga; poengene |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like poeng
antiklimaks,
symbol,
system,
sekret,
mikrosekund,
sovjet,
sirkus,
signal,
skjørt,
godhetstyranni,
karbohydrat,
vendepunkt,
stekebrett,
gatemarked,
skafferi,
kjernekraftverk,
subkontinent,
butikkvindu,
pergament,
abonnement, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From French point (“point, full stop, period, stitch pattern”), from Middle French poinct (“point”), from Old French point (“sting, prick, dot, moment”), from Latin punctum (“point, moment, puncture”), neuter form of pūnctus (“pricked, marked, stung, troubled”), perfect passive participle of pungō (“to prick, puncture, sting”), from Proto-Italic *pungō (“to prick, sting”), from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- (“punch, prick, poke, stab”). See: French Nouns '
point', Latin Nouns '
punctum'.
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