Pontius

Latin

Etymology

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpon.ti.us/, [ˈpɔn.ti.ʊs]

Proper noun

Pontius m (genitive Pontiī); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name", famously held by:
    1. Pontius Pilatus

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Pontius
Genitive Pontiī
Dative Pontiō
Accusative Pontium
Ablative Pontiō
Vocative Pontie

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Italian: Ponzio
  • Vietnamese: Phongxiô (Catholic), Bôn-xơ (Protestant)

References
  • Pontius in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Pontius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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