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

  1. (Greek mythology) A god of the sea.
  2. (historical) An ancient region and kingdom on the southern coast of the Black Sea.

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πόντος (Póntos).

Proper noun

Pontus m (genitive Pontī); second declension

  1. Pontus (kingdom and later Roman province)
  2. the Black Sea
  3. the general region around the Black Sea

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular
nominative Pontus
genitive Pontī
dative Pontō
accusative Pontum
ablative Pontō
vocative Ponte

Synonyms

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)

  1. A male given name.
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