pontivagus

Latin

Etymology

From pontus (“sea”) +‎ vagus (“wandering”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ponˈti.u̯a.ɡus/, [pɔn̪ˈt̪iu̯äɡʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ponˈti.va.ɡus/, [pon̪ˈt̪iːväɡus]

Adjective

pontivagus (feminine pontivaga, neuter pontivagum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. wandering over the sea

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative pontivagus pontivaga pontivagum pontivagī pontivagae pontivaga
Genitive pontivagī pontivagae pontivagī pontivagōrum pontivagārum pontivagōrum
Dative pontivagō pontivagō pontivagīs
Accusative pontivagum pontivagam pontivagum pontivagōs pontivagās pontivaga
Ablative pontivagō pontivagā pontivagō pontivagīs
Vocative pontivage pontivaga pontivagum pontivagī pontivagae pontivaga

Noun

pontivagus m (genitive pontivagī); second declension

  1. wanderer of the sea
  2. voyager, navigator

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative pontivagus pontivagī
Genitive pontivagī pontivagōrum
Dative pontivagō pontivagīs
Accusative pontivagum pontivagōs
Ablative pontivagō pontivagīs
Vocative pontivage pontivagī

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