English

Proper noun

Propontis

1. (historical) Sea of Marmara

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Προποντίς ‎(Propontís).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /proˈpon.tis/, [prɔˈpɔn.tɪs]

Proper noun

Propontis f ‎(genitive Propontidos or Propontidis); third declension

1. Sea of Marmara

Declension

Two declensional patterns are attested:

References

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