Pont
Catalan
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Pontus, from Ancient Greek Πόντος (Póntos). Doublet of Pontos.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Pont m
- 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)
- (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)
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French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Pontus, from Ancient Greek Πόντος (Póntos).
Proper noun
Pont m
- 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)
- (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)
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Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German [Term?], from Latin pontō. Cognate with Dutch pont.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pont]
Noun
Pont f (plural Ponten)