pontificium

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Latin

Etymology

pontifex +‎ -ium.

Pronunciation

Noun

pontificium n (genitive pontificiī or pontificī); second declension

  1. The dignity of a pontiff or bishop
    Synonym: pontificātus

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative pontificium pontificia
Genitive pontificiī
pontificī1 		pontificiōrum
Dative pontificiō pontificiīs
Accusative pontificium pontificia
Ablative pontificiō pontificiīs
Vocative pontificium pontificia

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Adjective

pontificium

  1. inflection of pontificius:
    1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
    2. accusative masculine singular

References

  • pontificium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • pontificium in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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