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 ==== == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πακτωλός (Paktōlós). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [pakˈtoː.ɫʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [pakˈtɔː.lus] === Proper noun === Pactōlus m sg (genitive Pactōlī); second declension Pactolus ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, singular only. === 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