Meanings
- A long village in Llangyndeyrn community and Llanelli Rural community, Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN4608).
Origin
- Welshpont“bridge”
- EnglishPontyates
From Welsh pont (“bridge”) and possibly iet (“gate”)
More words from Welsh
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Pontyates. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pontyates
“Pontyates.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pontyates. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pontyates,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pontyates.
Source: Pontyates on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.