Propontisn.

Brit.

/prə(ʊ)ˈpɒntɪs/, U.S.

/prəˈpɑn(t)əs/,

/proʊˈpɑn(t)əs/

Forms:

α. late Middle English–1700s Propontides, 1500s–1700s Propontide.

β. 1500s– Propontis.

γ. 1600s Propontey.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin; partly modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: Latin Propontid-, Propontis.

Etymology: < classical Latin Propontid-, Propontis the Sea of Marmara, in post-classical Latin also any narrow channel (1662 in the passage translated in quot. 1689 at sense 2) < ancient Greek Προποντίς the Sea of Marmara, lit. the ‘Fore-sea’ < προ- pro- prefix² + πόντος a sea, spec. the Black Sea (see Pontic adj.¹). In α. forms in later use after Middle French, French Propontide (1530 in the passage translated in quot. 1569 at sense 1). Compare Spanish †Propontido (late 13th cent.), †Propontide (1490), Italian Propontide (late 13th cent. or earlier), all in sense 1.

Now historical.

1. The Sea of Marmara, between the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea.

ΚΠ

?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1865) I. 57 (MED) The see callede Pontus, diffusede from þens towarde the northe, makethe the see callede Propontides [L. Propontidem].

1541 T. Elyot Image of Gouernance xxx. f. 70^v It is priuily muttered amonge the people, that Artaxerxes kyng of Persia, dothe gather moche people and treasure, intendyng..to subdue..the hole countrey of Asia, vnto the see of Propontis.

1569 T. Stocker tr. Diodorus Siculus Hist. Successors Alexander f. 85^v When Antigone was come to the passage of Propontide [Fr. Propontide], he sent his Ambassadoures towardes the Bizancians.

1597 Bp. J. King Lect. Ionas xxvii. 362 Thorough Propontis, where the sea is patent againe, and hath his forth.

1615 E. Grimeston tr. P. d'Avity Estates 802 As Cyrus commaunded at that time from the Egean sea, and the Propontides [Fr. le Propontide], vnto the East Indies.

1642 J. Howell Instr. Forreine Travell xi. 152 Over the Propontey to divers places in Asia.

1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant i. 20 This Town hath two and twenty Gates,..five on the streight of the Propontis, having all their landing Places and Stairs.

1720 J. Burchett Compl. Hist. Trans. at Sea ii. 180 Licinius, at the same time, being apprehensive lest the Enemy should seize the Bosphorus, Propontis, and Hellespont..also set about getting ready a Fleet.

1776 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall I. xii. 354 The legions halted at Chalcedon in Asia, while the court passed over to Heraclea, on the European side of the Propontis.

1832 J. C. Hare in Philol. Museum i. 175 The eastermost Pelasgian country on the Propontis.

1865 A. C. Swinburne Atalanta (1868) 121 Where the narrowing Symplegades whitened the straits of Propontis with spray.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 919/2 To protect Constantinople and its vicinity against them he built the ‘Anastasian wall’, extending from the Propontis to the Euxine.

1958 J. B. Bury Hist. Later Rom. Empire I. ii. 44 A party of Franks..sailed through the Propontis, plundered Carthage, Syracuse, and other cities, and then passing into the Atlantic safely reached the mouths of the Rhine.

2000 Dumbarton Oaks Papers 54 262 The estate had a hill that offered fine propects of the sea, the Propontis, the islands, and the city of Constantinople.

†2. A narrow channel. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > channel > [noun] > strait or narrow channel

sounda1300

straitc1386

narrowa1544

kyle1549

guta1552

distrait1562

fret1576

pacea1578

cut1598

narrow seas1615

Propontis1689

neck1719

tickle1770

rigolet1771

khal1903

1689 J. O. tr. A. Cowley Of Plants II. 47 Thence through a small Propontis carried down [L. via prona parvaque Propontidae vectus], It makes the Port, and takes the left-side Town.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	propontis
释义	Propontisn. Brit. /prə(ʊ)ˈpɒntɪs/, U.S. /prəˈpɑn(t)əs/, /proʊˈpɑn(t)əs/ Forms: α. late Middle English–1700s Propontides, 1500s–1700s Propontide. β. 1500s– Propontis. γ. 1600s Propontey. Origin: A borrowing from Latin; partly modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: Latin Propontid-, Propontis. Etymology: < classical Latin Propontid-, Propontis the Sea of Marmara, in post-classical Latin also any narrow channel (1662 in the passage translated in quot. 1689 at sense 2) < ancient Greek Προποντίς the Sea of Marmara, lit. the ‘Fore-sea’ < προ- pro- prefix² + πόντος a sea, spec. the Black Sea (see Pontic adj.¹). In α. forms in later use after Middle French, French Propontide (1530 in the passage translated in quot. 1569 at sense 1). Compare Spanish †Propontido (late 13th cent.), †Propontide (1490), Italian Propontide (late 13th cent. or earlier), all in sense 1. Now historical. 1. The Sea of Marmara, between the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea. ΚΠ ?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1865) I. 57 (MED) The see callede Pontus, diffusede from þens towarde the northe, makethe the see callede Propontides [L. Propontidem]. 1541 T. Elyot Image of Gouernance xxx. f. 70^v It is priuily muttered amonge the people, that Artaxerxes kyng of Persia, dothe gather moche people and treasure, intendyng..to subdue..the hole countrey of Asia, vnto the see of Propontis. 1569 T. Stocker tr. Diodorus Siculus Hist. Successors Alexander f. 85^v When Antigone was come to the passage of Propontide [Fr. Propontide], he sent his Ambassadoures towardes the Bizancians. 1597 Bp. J. King Lect. Ionas xxvii. 362 Thorough Propontis, where the sea is patent againe, and hath his forth. 1615 E. Grimeston tr. P. d'Avity Estates 802 As Cyrus commaunded at that time from the Egean sea, and the Propontides [Fr. le Propontide], vnto the East Indies. 1642 J. Howell Instr. Forreine Travell xi. 152 Over the Propontey to divers places in Asia. 1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant i. 20 This Town hath two and twenty Gates,..five on the streight of the Propontis, having all their landing Places and Stairs. 1720 J. Burchett Compl. Hist. Trans. at Sea ii. 180 Licinius, at the same time, being apprehensive lest the Enemy should seize the Bosphorus, Propontis, and Hellespont..also set about getting ready a Fleet. 1776 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall I. xii. 354 The legions halted at Chalcedon in Asia, while the court passed over to Heraclea, on the European side of the Propontis. 1832 J. C. Hare in Philol. Museum i. 175 The eastermost Pelasgian country on the Propontis. 1865 A. C. Swinburne Atalanta (1868) 121 Where the narrowing Symplegades whitened the straits of Propontis with spray. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 919/2 To protect Constantinople and its vicinity against them he built the ‘Anastasian wall’, extending from the Propontis to the Euxine. 1958 J. B. Bury Hist. Later Rom. Empire I. ii. 44 A party of Franks..sailed through the Propontis, plundered Carthage, Syracuse, and other cities, and then passing into the Atlantic safely reached the mouths of the Rhine. 2000 Dumbarton Oaks Papers 54 262 The estate had a hill that offered fine propects of the sea, the Propontis, the islands, and the city of Constantinople. †2. A narrow channel. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > channel > [noun] > strait or narrow channel sounda1300 straitc1386 narrowa1544 kyle1549 guta1552 distrait1562 fret1576 pacea1578 cut1598 narrow seas1615 Propontis1689 neck1719 tickle1770 rigolet1771 khal1903 1689 J. O. tr. A. Cowley Of Plants II. 47 Thence through a small Propontis carried down [L. via prona parvaque Propontidae vectus], It makes the Port, and takes the left-side Town. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.?a1475
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