pontificium

Latin

Etymology

pontifex +‎ -ium.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /pon.tiˈfi.ki.um/, [pɔn̪t̪ɪˈfɪkiʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pon.tiˈfi.t͡ʃi.um/, [pon̪t̪iˈfiːt͡ʃium]

Noun

pontificium n (genitive pontificiī or pontificī); second declension

1. The dignity of a pontiff or bishop

   Synonym: pontificātus

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	pontificium	pontificia
genitive	pontificiī pontificī1	pontificiōrum
dative	pontificiō	pontificiīs
accusative	pontificium	pontificia
ablative	pontificiō	pontificiīs
vocative	pontificium	pontificia

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Adjective

pontificium

1. inflection of pontificius:
   1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
   2. accusative masculine singular

References

• pontificium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• pontificium in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016