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pontus

/ˈpɑːntəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables
pon-tus
IPA
/ˈpɑːntəs/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A sea god, particularly of the Black Sea.

name

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.

name

A former province of the Roman Empire covering the western half of the Pontus region unified with Bithynia; in full, Bithynia et Pontus.

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *pent-, Pontus, Πόντος, 𐀡𐀵

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpɑːntəs/
  • British English: /ˈpɒntəs/

Frequently Paired Words

Pontic

Synonyms

pontos

Questions

How do you pronounce pontus?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɑːntəs/.
What does pontus mean?
A sea god, particularly of the Black Sea.
Where does pontus come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce pontus

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