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proper noun · femininethird declension

Propontis

Propontis f sg (genitive Propontidos or Propontidis)
Classical[prɔˈpɔn.tɪs]Ecclesiastical[proˈpɔn.tis]

Meaning

  1. femininesingularSea of Marmara

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativePropontis—
genitivePropontidos
Propontidis		—
dativePropontidī—
accusativePropontida
Propontidem		—
ablativePropontide—
vocativePropontis
Proponti		—
locativePropontidī
Propontide		—

Prŏpontis (Prōpontis, Manil. 4, 676), ĭdos and ĭdis, f., = Προποντίς,
I. the Propontis or Sea of Marmora, between the Hellespont and the Thracian Bosporus, Mel. 1, 1, 5; 1, 3, 1; Plin. 4, 12, 24, § 76; Liv. 38, 16; Tac. A. 2, 54; Flor. 3, 6; Cat. 4, 9; Ov. P. 4, 9, 118.—Hence,
II. Prŏpontĭăcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Propontis: aqua, Prop. 3 (4), 21, 1. orae, Ov. Tr. 1, 10, 29.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Προποντίς (Propontís).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyPropontisPropontis (Προποντίς: Sea of Marmora), the sea between Thrace. and Asia Minor, forming an intermediate sea between the Aegean and the Euxine, with the…

Quick answers

What does Propontis mean in Latin?
Propontis, a proper noun, means “Sea of Marmara”.
What is the genitive of Propontis?
The genitive singular is Propontidos. Propontis is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Propontis?
In classical Latin, [prɔˈpɔn.tɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [proˈpɔn.tis].