Pont

Pont

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Pontus, from Ancient Greek Πόντος (Póntos). Doublet of Pontos.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Pont m

  1. Pontus (an ancient kingdom and cultural region covering the eastern half of the southern coast of the Black Sea, in Anatolia in modern Turkey; traditionally Greek-speaking)
  2. (historical) Pontus (a former province of the Roman Empire covering the western half of the Pontus region unified with Bithynia; in full, Bithynia et Pontus)

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Pontus, from Ancient Greek Πόντος (Póntos).

Proper noun

Pont m

  1. Pontus (an ancient kingdom and cultural region covering the eastern half of the southern coast of the Black Sea, in Anatolia in modern Turkey; traditionally Greek-speaking)
  2. (historical) Pontus (a former province of the Roman Empire covering the western half of the Pontus region unified with Bithynia; in full, Bithynia et Pontus)

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Latin pontō. Cognate with Dutch pont.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pont]

Noun

Pont f (plural Ponten)

  1. (dated or regional) ferry
    Synonyms: Fär f, Fuer n or f