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pontine

/ˈpɑnˌtaɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables
pon-tine
IPA
/ˈpɑnˌtaɪn/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to a bridge or bridges.

adj

Of or pertaining to the pons in the brain stem.

adj

Of or relating to the Pontine Marshes, a formerly extensive swampy area between Rome and Naples. The area has since been drained and reclaimed and is today mostly used for agriculture.

adj

Pertaining to Ponza, an island in the Tyrrhenian Sea

Etymology

Latin Pontinus or Pomptinus, an appellation given to a district in Latium, near Pometia.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpɑnˌtaɪn/

Inflected Forms

more Pontine (comparative) most Pontine (superlative)

Derived Forms

cerebellopontine corticopontine extrapontine frontopontine intrapontine mesopontine occipitopontine parapontine parietopontine pedunculopontine prepontine tectopontine

Phrases

lateral pontine syndrome pontine artery pontine cistern pontine flexure pontine glioma Pontine Islands

Synonyms

pontal pontic pontile Pomptine

Questions

How do you pronounce pontine?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɑnˌtaɪn/.
What does pontine mean?
Of or relating to a bridge or bridges.
Where does pontine come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce pontine

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