понт

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek πόντος (póntos, “sea”).

Noun

понт • (pont) m inan (genitive по́нта, nominative plural по́нты, genitive plural по́нтов)

(historical) sea (especially in the name of certain seas known to the Greeks)
(poetic) sea

Declension

Declension of понт (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	по́нт pónt	по́нты pónty
genitive	по́нта pónta	по́нтов póntov
dative	по́нту póntu	по́нтам póntam
accusative	по́нт pónt	по́нты pónty
instrumental	по́нтом póntom	по́нтами póntami
prepositional	по́нте pónte	по́нтах póntax

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French ponte (“punter”).

Noun

понт • (pont) m inan (genitive по́нта, nominative plural понты́, genitive plural понто́в)

(slang) victim of a rook
(slang) diverting one's attention during a theft
(slang) an act of showing off

Declension

Declension of понт (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-c)

	singular	plural
nominative	по́нт pónt	понты́ pontý
genitive	по́нта pónta	понто́в pontóv
dative	по́нту póntu	понта́м pontám
accusative	по́нт pónt	понты́ pontý
instrumental	по́нтом póntom	понта́ми pontámi
prepositional	по́нте pónte	понта́х pontáx

Descendants

→ Armenian: պոնտ (pont)
→ Georgian: პონტი (ṗonṭi)

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