Patalene

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Pătălēnē, Patăle, ēs, or Pătăla, f., = Παταλήνη,

I an island at the mouth of the Indus , with a city of the same name. — Form Patalene, Mel. 3, 7, 8; Avien. Perieg. 1295.—Form Patale, Plin. 37, 9, 48, § 132.— Form Patale. Plin. 6, 20, 23, § 71.—Hence,

II Pătălitānus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to the island of Patalene : portus, Mart. Cap. 6, § 593 (Kopp. Patavitanus).