pons

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒnz

Noun

Wikipedia pons (plural pontes)

1. (anatomy) A bridge-like tissue connecting two parts of an organ
2. (anatomy) A band of nerve fibres, the pons Varolii, within the brain stem

Holonyms

• brain stem

Translations

Part of brain

• Czech: most (cs) m

Related terms

• pontine

Anagrams

• nops

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Catalan

Verb

pons

1. Second-person singular present indicative form of pondre.

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Latin

pōns (bridge)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pónt-h₁-s (“path, road”). Cognate with Sanskrit पथिन् (páthin), Ancient Greek πόντος (pontos), Old Armenian հուն (hun, “riverbed”), and Old English findan (English find).

Noun

pōns (genitive pontis); m, third declension

1. A bridge, a construction or natural feature that spans a divide.

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	pōns	pontēs
genitive	pontis	pontium
dative	pontī	pontibus
accusative	pontem	pontēs 1
ablative	ponte	pontibus
vocative	pōns	pontēs

¹ May also be pontīs.

Derived terms

• pons Varolii (brain stem)
• pons asinorum
• pontifex

Descendants

Aromanian: punte Breton: pont Calabrian: puonti Catalan: pont Dalmatian: puant English: pontoon French: pont Friulian: puint Galician: ponte Italian: ponte

Occitan: pònt Old Provençal: Ponce (now a place name and surname) Portuguese: ponte Romanian: punte Romansch: punt Sardinian: ponte, ponti Spanish: puente Venetian: pónte Welsh: pont

See also

• pontus

References

• Michiel de Vaan, Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages, Brill, 2008, pages 479, 480