Pontidius
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Latin
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Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ponˈti.di.us/, [pɔn̪ˈt̪ɪd̪iʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ponˈti.di.us/, [pon̪ˈt̪iːd̪ius]
Proper noun
[edit]Pontidius m sg (genitive Pontidiī or Pontidī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name", famously held by:
- Marcus Pontidius, a Roman orator
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Pontidius |
| Genitive | Pontidiī Pontidī1 |
| Dative | Pontidiō |
| Accusative | Pontidium |
| Ablative | Pontidiō |
| Vocative | Pontidī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
[edit]- “Pontidius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray