pünktlich

German

Etymology

Punkt +‎ -lich. Further from Latin punctus (p.p.p. of pungō), whence also English point, punctual.

Compare typologically Russian то́чный (tóčnyj) (akin to то́чка (tóčka), ты́кать (týkatʹ)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʏŋktlɪç/
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Adjective

pünktlich (strong nominative masculine singular pünktlicher, comparative pünktlicher, superlative am pünktlichsten)

  1. punctual, on time

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