Pontus
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English
Etymology
From Latin Pontus, from Ancient Greek Πόντος (Póntos, “Black Sea, Pontus”), from πόντος (póntos, “sea”), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀵 (po-to). Doublet of pons.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Pontus
- (Greek mythology) A sea god, particularly of the Black Sea.
- (historical) An ancient kingdom in northern Anatolia, on the south coast of the Black Sea.
- (historical) A province of the Roman Empire covering the area of the ancient kingdom.
- (chiefly historical) A region of Turkey covering the area of the ancient kingdom.
Related terms
Translations
god of the sea
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a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea
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Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Πόντος (Póntos). Doublet of pōns.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpon.tus/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpon.tus/,
Proper noun
Pontus m sg (genitive Pontī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Pontus |
| genitive | Pontī |
| dative | Pontō |
| accusative | Pontum |
| ablative | Pontō |
| vocative | Ponte |
Synonyms
- (Black Sea): Pontus Euxīnus
Descendants
- → English: Pontus
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.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Pontus c (genitive Pontus)
- a male given name