Pontia

== Latin == === Alternative forms === Pontiae === Etymology === Possible etymologies include: From an elliptic form of Īnsula Pontia (literally “isle of bridges”), from pōns (“bridge”) +‎ -ius, with the name ascribed due to the abundance of natural arches and bridges. Borrowed from Ancient Greek πόντιος (póntios, “of the sea”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpɔn.ti.a] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈpɔn.t͡si.a] === Proper noun === Pontia f sg (genitive Pontiae); first declension The most considerable island of the Pontine Islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea, now Ponza ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun, singular only. === References === “Pontia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “Pontia”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “Pontia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly