pontifex
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
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|lang=
parameter) IPA(key): /ˈpɒn.təˌfɛks/, /ˈpɒn.tɪˌfɛks/ - (deprecated use of
|lang=
parameter) Hyphenation: pon‧ti‧fex
Noun
pontifex (plural pontifices)
- (historical) A pontiff, or high priest, in Ancient Rome.
Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpon.ti.feks/, [ˈpɔn̪t̪ɪfɛks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpon.ti.feks/, [ˈpɔn̪t̪ifeks]
Noun
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- a high priest, State minister in ancient Rome
- a pontiff or bishop of the early Christian church, now specifically the Pope
Inflection
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “pontifex”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “pontifex”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- pontifex in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- pontifex in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “pontifex”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- pontifex in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
- “pontifex”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
- Template:R:ine:deVaan2008
Slovak
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin pontifex.
Pronunciation
- (deprecated use of
|lang=
parameter) IPA(key): /ˈpo̞ntife̞ks/
Noun
pontifex m
- a high priest in ancient Rome
- a pontiff or bishop of the early Christian church, now specifically the Pope
Declension
Declension of pontifex
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | pontifex | pontifikovia |
genitive | pontifika | pontifikov |
dative | pontifikovi | pontifikom |
accusative | pontifika | pontifikov |
locative | pontifikovi | pontifikoch |
instrumental | pontifikom | pontifikmi |
Further reading
- “pontifex”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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