Pactolus

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pækˈtəʊləs/
Hyphenation: Pac‧to‧lus

Proper noun

Pactolus

A river, formerly an important feature of ancient Lydia and said to contain gold; now rising and emptying in modern Turkey.

Derived terms

Pactolian

Translations

river

French: Pactole (fr) m

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πακτωλός (Paktōlós).

View of the river

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /pakˈtoː.lus/, [päkˈt̪oːɫ̪ʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pakˈto.lus/, [päkˈt̪ɔːlus]

Proper noun

Pactōlus m sg (genitive Pactōlī); second declension

Pactolus

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Pactōlus
Genitive	Pactōlī
Dative	Pactōlō
Accusative	Pactōlum
Ablative	Pactōlō
Vocative	Pactōle

References

Pactolus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
“Pactolus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

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