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Pontus en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɒntəs/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈpɑːntəs/ (US)

Etymology

From Latin Pontus, from Ancient Greek Πόντος (Póntos, “Black Sea, Pontus”), from πόντος (póntos, “sea”), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀵 (po-to). Doublet of pons.

Meanings

1. (Greek) A sea god, particularly of the Black Sea.
2. 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.
3. (historical) A former province of the Roman Empire covering the western half of the Pontus region unified with Bithynia; in full, Bithynia et Pontus.

Relateds

Pontic

Translations (59)

nb Pontos (a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea) · sv Pontos (a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea) · es Ponto (a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea) · ca Pont (a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea) · bg Понт (a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea) · ru Понт (a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea) · lt Pontas (a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea) · ka პონტო (a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea) · fr Pontos (god of the sea) · fi Pontos (a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea) · uk Понт (a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea) · ar بونتوس (god of the sea) · ca Pontos (god of the sea) · ru Понт (god of the sea) · la Pontus (a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea) · sh Pont (a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea) · sq Pont (a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea) · it Ponto (a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea) · kk Понтус (a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea) · fa پنطس (a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea) · mr पाँटस (god of the sea) · et Pontus (a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea) · de Pontos (a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea) · sl Pont (a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea) · da Pontos (a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea) · eo Ponto (god of the sea) · pt Ponto (god of the sea) · pt Ponto (a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea) · nl Pontus (a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea) · bg Понт (god of the sea) · ota پونتوس (a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea) · hu Pontosz (a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea) · la Pontus (god of the sea) · mk Понт (a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea) · cs Pontus (a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea) · hy Պոնտոս (a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea) · fa بنطس (a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea) · sh Понт (a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea) · eo Pontoso (god of the sea) · sv Pontos (god of the sea) · ka პონტოსი (god of the sea) · pl Pont (a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea) · el Πόντος (god of the sea) · grc Πόντος (god of the sea) · ga Pontas (a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea) · el Πόντος (a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea) · ro Pontus (a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea) · grc Πόντος (a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea) · hi पुंतुस (a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea) · fr Pont (a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea) · it Ponto (god of the sea) · sk Pontos (a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea) · sv Pontus (a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea) · mnc ᡦᠣᠩᡨᠠ (a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea) · ko 폰토스 (god of the sea) · es Ponto (god of the sea) · lv Ponta (a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea) · mr पाँटस (a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea) · lt Pontas (god of the sea)