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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Πάχῡνος (Pákhūnos).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Pachȳnus m sg (genitive Pachȳnī); second declension
- A promontory in Sicily, in modern Italy, that forms its southeastern point
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Descendants
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.