Propontis

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Προποντίς (Propontís).

Proper noun

Propontis

1. (historical) Sea of Marmara

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Προποντίς (Propontís).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /proˈpon.tis/, [prɔˈpɔn̪t̪ɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /proˈpon.tis/, [proˈpɔn̪t̪is]

Proper noun

Propontis f sg (genitive Propontidos or Propontidis); third declension

1. Sea of Marmara

Declension

Third-declension noun (Greek-type, normal variant or non-Greek-type), with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Propontis
Genitive	Propontidos Propontidis
Dative	Propontidī
Accusative	Propontida Propontidem
Ablative	Propontide
Vocative	Propontis Proponti1
Locative	Propontidī Propontide

¹In poetry.

References

• “Propontis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Propontis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.