Pontus
See also: pontus
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Pontus, from Ancient Greek Πόντος (Póntos).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɒntəs/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɑːntəs/
Proper noun
Pontus
- (Greek mythology) A god of the sea.
- (historical) An ancient region and kingdom on the southern coast of the Black Sea.
Translations
god of the sea
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a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea
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See also
Pontus on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
Anagrams
- puntos, put-ons, puts on, ton-ups, unpots, unstop
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Πόντος (Póntos).
Proper noun
Pontus m sg (genitive Pontī); second declension
- Pontus (kingdom and later Roman province)
- the Black Sea
- the general region around the Black Sea
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Pontus |
Genitive | Pontī |
Dative | Pontō |
Accusative | Pontum |
Ablative | Pontō |
Vocative | Ponte |
Synonyms
- (Black Sea): Pontus Euxīnus
References
- Pontus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Pontus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Swedish
Etymology
Brought to Sweden by the French soldier Pontus De La Gardie (~1520-1585), originally Ponce, from the saint's name Pontius.
Proper noun
Pontus c (genitive Pontus)
- A male given name.