Pontia

Latin

Alternative forms
  • Pontiae

Etymology

Possible etymologies include:

  • From an elliptic form of Īnsula Pontia (literally “isle of bridges”), from pōns (“bridge”) +‎ -ius,with the name ascribed due to the abundance of natural arches and bridges.
  • Borrowed from Ancient Greek πόντιος (póntios, “of the sea”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpon.ti.a/, [ˈpɔn.ti.a]

Proper noun

Pontia f sg (genitive Pontiae); first declension

  1. The most considerable island of the Pontine Islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea, now Ponza

Declension

First declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Pontia
Genitive Pontiae
Dative Pontiae
Accusative Pontiam
Ablative Pontiā
Vocative Pontia

References
  • Pontia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Pontia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Pontia in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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