Latin edit

Etymology edit

From pontific- +‎ -ius.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

pontificius (feminine pontificia, neuter pontificium); first/second-declension adjective

  1. pontifical

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative pontificius pontificia pontificium pontificiī pontificiae pontificia
Genitive pontificiī pontificiae pontificiī pontificiōrum pontificiārum pontificiōrum
Dative pontificiō pontificiō pontificiīs
Accusative pontificium pontificiam pontificium pontificiōs pontificiās pontificia
Ablative pontificiō pontificiā pontificiō pontificiīs
Vocative pontificie pontificia pontificium pontificiī pontificiae pontificia

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References edit

  • pontificius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • pontificius”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • pontificius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • pontificius in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016