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noun

Prŏpontis

gen. Prŏpontĭdis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
(Prōpontis, Manil. 4, 676), ĭdos and , , = Προποντίς
the Propontis; Sea of Marmora; between the Hellespont and the Thracian Bosporus
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,
belonging to the Propontis •
Prŏpontĭăcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Propontis: aqua, Prop. 3 (4), 21, 1. orae, Ov. Tr. 1, 10, 29.
Perseus ID: n38931 Key: Propontis