"pontifex" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpɒn.təˌfɛks/ [General-American], /ˈpɒn.tɪˌfɛks/ [General-American] Forms: pontifices [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin pontifex. Doublet of pontiff. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*pent-}}, {{bor|en|la|pontifex}} Latin pontifex, {{doublet|en|pontiff}} Doublet of pontiff Head templates: {{en-noun|pontifices}} pontifex (plural pontifices)
  1. (historical) A pontiff, or high priest, in Ancient Rome. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-pontifex-en-noun-RlwduR90 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Latin]

IPA: /ˈpon.ti.feks/ [Classical], [ˈpɔn̪t̪ɪfɛks̠] [Classical], /ˈpon.ti.feks/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈpɔn̪t̪ifeks] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Often interpreted as a compound originally meaning “bridge-maker”, from Proto-Italic *pontifaks, equivalent to pōns (“bridge”) + -fex (suffix representing a maker or producer), either metaphorically “one who negotiates between gods and men” or literally if at some point the social class which supplied the priests was more or less identical with engineers that were responsible for building bridges. Compare Sanskrit पथिकृत् (pathikṛ́t, “path-maker”), attested as an epithet of rishis in the Rig Veda. Etymology templates: {{inh|la|itc-pro|*pontifaks}} Proto-Italic *pontifaks, {{suffix|la|pons|fex|alt1=pōns|gloss1=bridge|pos2=suffix representing a maker or producer}} pōns (“bridge”) + -fex (suffix representing a maker or producer), {{cog|sa|पथिकृत्||path-maker|tr=pathikṛ́t}} Sanskrit पथिकृत् (pathikṛ́t, “path-maker”) Head templates: {{la-noun|pontifex<3>|g=m}} pontifex m (genitive pontificis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|pontifex<3>}} Forms: pontificis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], pontifex [nominative, singular], pontificēs [nominative, plural], pontificis [genitive, singular], pontificum [genitive, plural], pontificī [dative, singular], pontificibus [dative, plural], pontificem [accusative, singular], pontificēs [accusative, plural], pontifice [ablative, singular], pontificibus [ablative, plural], pontifex [singular, vocative], pontificēs [plural, vocative]
  1. an ancient Roman high priest, state minister, pontiff Tags: declension-3, masculine Categories (topical): Male people Synonyms: antistes
    Sense id: en-pontifex-la-noun-BkBsg6bz Disambiguation of Male people: 69 31 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin links with redundant target parameters, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension, Latin terms suffixed with -fex Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Latin links with redundant target parameters: 96 4 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 77 23 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -fex: 91 9
  2. a pontiff or bishop of the early Christian church, now specifically the Pope Tags: declension-3, masculine
    Sense id: en-pontifex-la-noun-fUmaBCJD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pontificium, pontificius, pontificālis, pontificātus

Noun [Slovak]

IPA: /ˈpo̞ntife̞ks/
Etymology: Derived from Latin pontifex. Etymology templates: {{glossary|derived terms|Derived}} Derived, {{der|sk|la|pontifex|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin pontifex, {{der+|sk|la|pontifex}} Derived from Latin pontifex Head templates: {{sk-noun|m-an|decl=chlap|gen=pontifika|genpl=pontifikov|pl=pontifikovia}} pontifex m anim (genitive singular pontifika, nominative plural pontifikovia, genitive plural pontifikov, declension pattern of chlap) Inflection templates: {{sk-decl-noun|pontifex|pontifika|pontifikovi|pontifika|pontifikovi|pontifikom|pontifikovia|pontifikov|pontifikom|pontifikov|pontifikoch|pontifikmi}} Forms: pontifika [genitive, singular], pontifikovia [nominative, plural], pontifikov [genitive, plural], chlap [declension-pattern-of], no-table-tags [table-tags], pontifex [nominative, singular], pontifikovia [nominative, plural], pontifika [genitive, singular], pontifikov [genitive, plural], pontifikovi [dative, singular], pontifikom [dative, plural], pontifika [accusative, singular], pontifikov [accusative, plural], pontifikovi [locative, singular], pontifikoch [locative, plural], pontifikom [instrumental, singular], pontifikmi [instrumental, plural]
  1. a high priest in ancient Rome Tags: animate, masculine Categories (topical): Greek mythology
    Sense id: en-pontifex-sk-noun-nLh4w37d Disambiguation of Greek mythology: 95 5 Categories (other): Slovak entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Slovak entries with incorrect language header: 98 2
  2. a pontiff or bishop of the early Christian church, now specifically the Pope Tags: animate, masculine
    Sense id: en-pontifex-sk-noun-fUmaBCJD

Inflected forms

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