Meanings
proper noun
- Greekhuman sciencesA sea god, particularly of the Black Sea.
- historicalA former province of the Roman Empire covering the western half of the Pontus region unified with Bithynia; in full, Bithynia et Pontus.
Synonyms & antonyms
noun(Greek mythology) ancient personification of the sea; father of Nereus
Similar
Pontos
Broader
Greek deity
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek Πόντος, Πόντος
- Πόντος (Póntos)god of the sea
- Πόντος (Póntos)a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea
Arabic بونتوس
- بونتوسgod of the sea
Bulgarian Понт, Понт
- Понтgod of the sea
- Понтa region on the southern coast of the Black Sea
Catalan Pontos, Pont
- Pontosgod of the sea
- Ponta region on the southern coast of the Black Sea
Czech Pontus
- Pontusa region on the southern coast of the Black Sea
Danish Pontos
- Pontosa region on the southern coast of the Black Sea
Dutch Pontus
- Pontusa region on the southern coast of the Black Sea
Esperanto Ponto, Pontoso
- Pontogod of the sea
- Pontosogod of the sea
Estonian Pontus
- Pontusa region on the southern coast of the Black Sea
Finnish Pontos
- Pontosa region on the southern coast of the Black Sea
French Pontos, Pont
- Pontosgod of the sea
- Ponta region on the southern coast of the Black Sea
German Pontos
- Pontosa region on the southern coast of the Black Sea
Greek Πόντος, Πόντος
- Πόντος (Póntos)god of the sea
- Πόντος (Póntos)a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea
Hindi पोन्तोस, पुंतुस
- पोन्तोस (pontos)god of the sea
- पुंतुस (puntus)a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea
Hungarian Pontosz
- Pontosza region on the southern coast of the Black Sea
Irish Pontas
- Pontasa region on the southern coast of the Black Sea
Italian Ponto, Ponto
- Pontogod of the sea
- Pontoa region on the southern coast of the Black Sea
Korean 폰토스
- 폰토스 (Pontoseu)god of the sea
Latin Pontus, Pontus
- Pontusgod of the sea
- Pontusa region on the southern coast of the Black Sea
Latvian Ponta
- Pontaa region on the southern coast of the Black Sea
Lithuanian Pontas, Pontas
- Pontasgod of the sea
- Pontasa region on the southern coast of the Black Sea
Norwegian Bokmål Pontos
- Pontosa region on the southern coast of the Black Sea
Persian بنطس, پنطس
- بنطس (bontos)a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea
- پنطس (pontos)a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea
Polish Pont
- Ponta region on the southern coast of the Black Sea
Portuguese Ponto, Ponto
- Pontogod of the sea
- Pontoa region on the southern coast of the Black Sea
Romanian Pontus
- Pontusa region on the southern coast of the Black Sea
Russian Понт, Понт
- Понтgod of the sea
- Понтa region on the southern coast of the Black Sea
Slovak Pontos
- Pontosa region on the southern coast of the Black Sea
Spanish Ponto, Ponto
- Pontogod of the sea
- Pontoa region on the southern coast of the Black Sea
Swedish Pontos, Pontus
- Pontosgod of the sea
- Pontusa region on the southern coast of the Black Sea
- Pontosa region on the southern coast of the Black Sea
Ukrainian Понт
- Понтa region on the southern coast of the Black Sea
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
Pontus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pontus
MLA
“Pontus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pontus. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pontus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pontus.
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