Pontia

Latin

Alternative forms

• Pontiae

Etymology

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

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpon.ti.a/, [ˈpɔn̪t̪iä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpon.t͡si.a/, [ˈpɔnt̪͡s̪iä]

Proper noun

Pontia f sg (genitive Pontiae); first declension

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

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

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

References

• “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