Pătăra, ae, f., = Πάταρα,
I a seaport town of Lycia , with a celebrated oracle of Apollo , Mel. 1, 15, 3; Plin. 5, 27, 28, § 100; Liv. 33, 41; Vulg. Act. 21, 1; Serv Verg. A. 4, 143.—Hence,
A Pātăreus (trisyl.), e=i and ĕos, m., = Παταρεύς, the Patarean , a surname of Apollo: Delius et Patareus Apollo, Hor. C. 3, 4, 64.—
B Pătăraeus , a, um, adj., Pataraean : regia, Ov. M. 1, 516. dumeta, Stat. Th. 1, 696.—
C Pătărēis , īdis, f. adj., Pataraean : arx, Avien. Perieg. 684.—
D Pătārānus , a, um, adj., Pataraean hence, in plur. subst. , Pătărāni , ōrum. m., the inhabitants of Patara , Cic. Fl. 32, 78.