pontivagus

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Latin

Etymology

From pontus (sea) +‎ vagus (wandering).

Pronunciation

Adjective

pontivagus (feminine pontivaga, neuter pontivagum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. wandering over the sea

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative pontivagus pontivaga pontivagum pontivagī pontivagae pontivaga
genitive pontivagī pontivagae pontivagī pontivagōrum pontivagārum pontivagōrum
dative pontivagō pontivagae pontivagō pontivagīs
accusative pontivagum pontivagam pontivagum pontivagōs pontivagās pontivaga
ablative pontivagō pontivagā pontivagō pontivagīs
vocative pontivage pontivaga pontivagum pontivagī pontivagae pontivaga

Noun

pontivagus m (genitive pontivagī); second declension

  1. wanderer of the sea
  2. voyager, navigator

Second-declension noun.

References

  • pontivagus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • pontivagus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.