LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

pontivagus1

pontivagus (feminine pontivaga, neuter pontivagum)
Classical[pɔnˈtɪ.wa.ɡʊs]Ecclesiastical[ponˈtiː.va.ɡus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivewandering over the sea

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepontivaguspontivagapontivagum
genitivepontivagīpontivagaepontivagī
dativepontivagōpontivagaepontivagō
accusativepontivagumpontivagampontivagum
ablativepontivagōpontivagāpontivagō
vocativepontivagepontivagapontivagum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepontivagīpontivagaepontivaga
genitivepontivagōrumpontivagārumpontivagōrum
dativepontivagīspontivagīspontivagīs
accusativepontivagōspontivagāspontivaga
ablativepontivagīspontivagīspontivagīs
vocativepontivagīpontivagaepontivaga

pontĭvăgus, a, um, adj. 1. pontusvagor,
I. roaming over the sea; subst., one who sails over the sea, a voyager, navigator, Poët. ap. Anthol. Lat. 1, p. 487.

Origins

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

noun · masculinesecond declension
pontivagus2
pontivagus m (genitive pontivagī)
Classical[pɔnˈtɪ.wa.ɡʊs]Ecclesiastical[ponˈtiː.va.ɡus]

Meaning

  1. masculinewanderer of the sea
  2. masculinevoyager, navigator

Origins

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

Quick answers

What does pontivagus mean in Latin?
pontivagus, a adjective, means “wandering over the sea”.
How do you pronounce pontivagus?
In classical Latin, [pɔnˈtɪ.wa.ɡʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ponˈtiː.va.ɡus].