Pontia

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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Proper noun

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Pontia f sg (genitive Pontiae); first declension

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

Declension

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First-declension noun, singular only.

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

References

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  • 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