pint

B2 Topic:Materials & Substances

US /paɪnt/ See IPA manual

Freq #7976

Meanings

1

noun
A unit for measuring liquid, equal to about half a litre.

The recipe needs a pint of milk.
2

noun
A glass of beer of this size.

Let's go to the pub and grab a pint.

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Forms pints

Derived forms cuckoopinthalf-pintpint-sizepint-sizedpintapinterpintlesspintmansuck-pint

Related forms gallonlitrequart

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A pint is a pound the world around

Etymology

From Middle English pinte, from Old French pinte, assumed from Vulgar Latin *pincta (“a mark used to indicate a level of quantity against a larger measure”), from Latin picta (“painted”), from Latin pingō (“paint”, verb). Doublet of pinto and Pinto.

pinte Middle English *pincta la-vul picta Latin pingō Latin

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# pint

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /paɪnt/
**Frequency rank:** 7976

## Meanings
1. A unit for measuring liquid, equal to about half a litre.
2. A glass of beer of this size.

## Examples
- The recipe needs a pint of milk.
- Let's go to the pub and grab a pint.

## Derived Forms
- cuckoopint
- half-pint
- pint-size
- pint-sized
- pinta
- pinter
- pintless
- pintman
- suck-pint

## Related Forms
- gallon
- litre
- quart

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: pinte
- Root: *pincta
- Root: picta
- Root: pingō

## Etymology
From Middle English pinte, from Old French pinte, assumed from Vulgar Latin *pincta (“a mark used to indicate a level of quantity against a larger measure”), from Latin picta (“painted”), from Latin pingō (“paint”, verb). Doublet of pinto and Pinto.

## AI Etymology
Pint comes from Middle English pinte, from Old French pinte, assumed from Vulgar Latin *pincta (“a mark used to indicate a level of quantity against a larger measure”), from Latin picta (“painted”), from Latin pingō (“paint”, verb). Doublet of pinto and Pinto. In present-day English it covers a unit for measuring liquid, equal to about half a litre and a glass of beer of this size. The wider family includes derived forms such as cuckoopint, half-pint, pint-size, pint-sized, pinta and related forms such as gallon, litre, quart.

## Topics
- Materials & Substances

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