Pactolus

English

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Pactolus

1. 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 Latin) IPA^(key): /pakˈtoː.lus/, [päkˈt̪oːɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pakˈto.lus/, [päkˈt̪ɔːlus]

Proper noun

Pactōlus m sg (genitive Pactōlī); second declension

1. Pactolus

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	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