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Padus

American  
[pey-duhs] / ˈpeɪ dəs /

noun

  1. ancient name of Po.


Padus British  
/ ˈpeɪdəs /

noun

  1. the Latin name for the Po 2

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It was at the bridge across the Padus, named Pons Padi.

From A Struggle for Rome, v. 3 by Dahn, Felix

In the year 1821 the bird's cherry, or Prunus Padus, produced a weeping variety, and in 1847 the same mutation was observed for the allied Prunus Mahaleb.

From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Vries, Hugo de

Nor they of Phæbus bredd In teares can doo so well, They for their brother shedd, Who into Padus fell, Rash guide of chariot cleare Surueiour of the yeare.

From A Discourse of Life and Death, by Mornay; and Antonius by Garnier by Herbert, Mary Sidney

Padus her own ill child shall bury, Volusius' annals; In them a mackerel oft house him, a wrapper of ease.

From The Poems and Fragments of Catullus by Ellis, Robinson

Nepos was probably born at Ticinium on the R. Padus.

From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Luce, Edmund