pontificio

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pontificius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pon.tiˈfi.t͡ʃo/
• Rhymes: -itʃo
• Hyphenation: pon‧ti‧fì‧cio

Adjective

pontificio (feminine pontificia, masculine plural pontifici, feminine plural pontificie)

1. pontifical
2. papal

Derived terms

• Stato Pontificio

Related terms

• pontefice

Further reading

• pontificio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Adjective

pontificiō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of pontificius

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pontificius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /pontiˈfiθjo/ [põn̪.t̪iˈfi.θjo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /pontiˈfisjo/ [põn̪.t̪iˈfi.sjo]
• Rhymes: -iθjo
• Rhymes: -isjo
• Syllabification: pon‧ti‧fi‧cio

Adjective

pontificio (feminine pontificia, masculine plural pontificios, feminine plural pontificias)

1. pontifical
2. papal

Derived terms

• bula pontificia

Related terms

• pontífice

Further reading

• “pontificio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10