Pontia
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpon.ti.a/, [ˈpɔn̪t̪iä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpon.t͡si.a/, [ˈpɔnt̪͡s̪iä]
Proper noun edit
Pontia f sg (genitive Pontiae); first declension
- The most considerable island of the Pontine Islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea, now Ponza
Declension edit
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Pontia |
| Genitive | Pontiae |
| Dative | Pontiae |
| Accusative | Pontiam |
| Ablative | Pontiā |
| Vocative | Pontia |
References edit
- “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