pondus

pond-us uit.-lat. Gewicht

Aus uital. *pondos, aus uig. *(s)pénd-os, aus *(s)pend-. Verwandt mit pendō, pendeō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpon.dus/, [ˈpɔn̪d̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpon.dus/, [ˈpɔn̪d̪us]

Noun

pondus n (genitive ponderis); third declension

1. weight [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: mōlēs, onus, gravitās

2. weight of a pound
3. heaviness, weight of a body
4. load, burden
5. quantity, number, multitude
6. consequence, importance [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: importantia, gravitās, mōmentum, opportūnitās

7. (of character) firmness, constancy

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	pondus	pondera
Genitive	ponderis	ponderum
Dative	ponderī	ponderibus
Accusative	pondus	pondera
Ablative	pondere	ponderibus
Vocative	pondus	pondera