Pachynus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πάχῡνος (Pákhūnos).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /paˈkʰyː.nus/, [päˈkʰyːnʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /paˈki.nus/, [päˈkiːnus]

Proper noun

Pachȳnus m sg (genitive Pachȳnī); second declension

  1. (geography) A promontory of Sicily that forms its south-eastern point

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Pachȳnus
Genitive Pachȳnī
Dative Pachȳnō
Accusative Pachȳnum
Ablative Pachȳnō
Vocative Pachȳne

Descendants
  • Italian: Pachino

See also

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
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