pontife

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French pontife m, learned borrowing from Latin pontifex m.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔ̃.tif/

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Noun

pontife m (plural pontifes)

1. pontiff

Derived terms

• grand pontife m
• pontifier

Related terms

• pont m
• pontifical
• pontificat m

Descendants

• →? Romanian: pontif m

Further reading

• “pontife”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin pontifex m (first attested in 1538).

Noun

pontife m (plural pontifes)

1. pontiff

Descendants

• French: pontife m
  • →? Romanian: pontif m
• → English: pontiff