Pont

Meaning

1. (masculine) Pontus (an ancient kingdom and cultural region covering the eastern half of the southern coast of the Black Sea, in Anatolia in modern Turkey; traditionally Greek-speaking)
2. (historical, masculine) Pontus (a former province of the Roman Empire covering the western half of the Pontus region unified with Bithynia; in full, Bithynia et Pontus)

Concepts

Bridge

Translations

Pont

Brücke

Γέφυρα

Ponte

Brug

Pont

Ponte

Puente

Pont

جسر

Köprü

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈpɔn]

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: Pontus

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin Pontus, from Ancient Greek Πόντος (Póntos). Doublet of Pontos.