Pont

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Pontus, from Ancient Greek Πόντος (Póntos). Doublet of Pontos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈpɔn]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencian) [ˈpɔnt]

Proper noun

Pont m

1. (historical) Pontus (an ancient region and kingdom on the south coast of the Black Sea)
2. the present-day region covering the eastern half of the southern coast of the Black Sea

Related terms

• pòntic

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Pontus, from Ancient Greek Πόντος (Póntos).

Proper noun

Pont m

1. (historical) Pontus (an ancient region and kingdom on the south coast of the Black Sea).
2. the present-day region covering the eastern half of the southern coast of the Black Sea.

Related terms

• pontique