LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

pontificius

pontificius (feminine pontificia, neuter pontificium)
Classical[pɔn.tɪˈfɪ.ki.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[pon.tiˈfiː.t͡ʃi.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivepontifical

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepontificiuspontificiapontificium
genitivepontificiīpontificiaepontificiī
dativepontificiōpontificiaepontificiō
accusativepontificiumpontificiampontificium
ablativepontificiōpontificiāpontificiō
vocativepontificiepontificiapontificium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepontificiīpontificiaepontificia
genitivepontificiōrumpontificiārumpontificiōrum
dativepontificiīspontificiīspontificiīs
accusativepontificiōspontificiāspontificia
ablativepontificiīspontificiīspontificiīs
vocativepontificiīpontificiaepontificia

pontĭfĭcĭus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. of or belonging to a pontifex, pontifical: libri, Cic. N. D. 1, 30, 84; id. Rep. 2, 31, 54: jus, id. Fragm. ap. Non. 174, 7; Cic. Dom. 14. —
II. Subst.
(a). pontĭfĭcĭi, ōrum, m. (sc. libri), the pontifical books, Amm. 17, 7, 10.—
(b). pontĭfĭcĭum, ii, n.
A. Lit., the dignity of a pontiff or of a bishop (post-class.), Sol. 16 fin.; Cod. Th. 16, 5, 13.—
B. Transf., the power or right of doing any thing: is, cujus negotium id pontificiumque esset, Gell. 1, 13, 3; Cod. Th. 8, 18, 1; Symm. Ep. 3, 17; 10, 44; Arn. 2, 89.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin pontificius From pontific- + -ius.

Descendants
  • Catalanpontifici
  • Englishpontificious
  • Italianpontificio
  • Portuguesepontifício
  • Spanishpontificio
  • Galicianpontificio

In English words that came into English from pontificius

  • pontificialpontificius
  • pontificiouspontificius

Quick answers

What does pontificius mean in Latin?
pontificius, a adjective, means “pontifical”.
How do you pronounce pontificius?
In classical Latin, [pɔn.tɪˈfɪ.ki.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pon.tiˈfiː.t͡ʃi.us].