Pachynus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πάχῡνος (Pákhūnos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /paˈkʰyː.nus/, [päˈkʰyːnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /paˈki.nus/, [päˈkiːnus]

Proper noun

Pachȳnus m sg (genitive Pachȳnī); second declension

1. A promontory in Sicily, in modern Italy, that forms its southeastern point

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Pachȳnus
genitive	Pachȳnī
dative	Pachȳnō
accusative	Pachȳnum
ablative	Pachȳnō
vocative	Pachȳne

Descendants

• Italian: Pachino

See also

• Lilybaeum
• Pelōrus

References

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