pontificius

Latin

Etymology

From pontific- +‎ -ius.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /pon.tiˈfi.ki.us/, [pɔn̪t̪ɪˈfɪkiʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pon.tiˈfi.t͡ʃi.us/, [pon̪t̪iˈfiːt͡ʃius]

Adjective

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

1. pontifical

Declension

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

Related terms

• pontifex
• pontificium

Descendants

• → Catalan: pontifici
• → English: pontificious
• → Galician: pontificio
• → Italian: pontificio
• → Portuguese: pontifício
• → Spanish: pontificio

References

• “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