"Pontia" meaning in Latin

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈpon.ti.a/ [Classical], [ˈpɔn̪t̪iä] [Classical], /ˈpon.t͡si.a/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈpɔnt̪͡s̪iä] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: Pontiae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Pontia [nominative, singular], Pontiae [genitive, singular], Pontiae [dative, singular], Pontiam [accusative, singular], Pontiā [ablative, singular], Pontia [singular, vocative]
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”). Etymology templates: {{affix|la|pōns|-ius|t1=bridge}} pōns (“bridge”) + -ius, {{bor|la|grc|πόντιος||of the sea}} Ancient Greek πόντιος (póntios, “of the sea”) Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Pontia<1>}} Pontia f sg (genitive Pontiae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Pontia<1>}}
  1. The most considerable island of the Pontine Islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea, now Ponza Tags: declension-1, feminine, singular Categories (place): Islands Synonyms: Pontiae
    Sense id: en-Pontia-la-name-W75WRCFq Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension

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