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Aetna
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Ætna
English
Etymology
From the en la Aetna, from either en grc Αἴτνη Aetna or grc αἴθω to burn, or from a en sxc - dialect en itc - base itc-pro *aith-na fiery one, all from en ine-pro *ai-dh, from ine-pro *h₂eydʰ- burn; fire. en Etna.
Pronunciation
en /ˈɛtnə/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Aetna.wav US
en Etna etna
Proper noun
en Etna a stratovolcano in Sicily.
en Greek mythology and Roman mythology A nymph in Sicily who, according to legend, gave her name to the volcanic Mount Etna.
en historical en ancient city r/Sicily in modern c/Italy, situated at the foot of Mount Etna, on its southern declivity.
en number of other places in Canada and c/USA:
en hamlet co/Cardston County p/Alberta c/Canada.
en ucomm co/Craighead County s/Arkansas.
en ucomm co/Sharp County s/Arkansas.
en twp co/Logan County s/Illinois.
en neighbourhood city/Gary co/Lake County s/Indiana.
en ucomm/and/twp co/Barber County s/Kansas.
en twp co/Mecosta County s/Michigan.
en twp co/Missaukee County s/Michigan.
en ucomm twp:Suf/Lincoln co/Newaygo County s/Michigan.
en twp co/Pipestone County s/Minnesota, named after Aetna Johnson.
en ucomm co/Hickman County s/Tennessee.
en ucomm co/Marion County s/Tennessee.
Translations
Sicilian nymph
Dutch: nl Aitne f
Greek:
Ancient Greek: grc Αἴτνη f
Italian: it Etna f
Latin: la Aetna f, la Aetnē f
Polish: pl Ajtne f
Portuguese: pt Etna f
Sicilian: scn Etna f
ancient Sicilian city
Greek:
Ancient Greek: grc Ἴνησσᾰ f, grc Ἴνησσον n, grc Αἴτνη f
Italian: it Etna f
Latin: la Aetna f, la Aetnē f, la Inēssa f
Portuguese: pt Etna f
Sicilian: scn Etna f
Further reading
Aetna (nymph)
Aetna (city)
Aetna (disambiguation)
Anagrams
en aaent Aneta Antae antae
Latin
Alternative forms
la Aetnē
Etymology
From la grc Αἴτνη Aetna or grc αἴθω to burn, or from a la sxc - dialect la itc - base itc-pro *aith-na fiery one, all from la ine-pro *ai-dh, from ine-pro *h₂eydʰ- burn; fire. Cognate with la aestus hot, la aestās summer.
Pronunciation
Aetna
Proper noun
Aetna<1.loc>
la Mount Etna the celebrated <<volcano>> of <<r/Sicily>> in modern <<c/Italy>>, in the interior of which, according to fable, was the forge of Vulcan, where the cyclops forged thunderbolts for Jupiter, and under which the latter buried the monster Typhon
la Greek mythology Roman mythology en Aetna nymph in Sicily
la ancient city r/Sicily in modern c/Italy situated at the foot of Mount Etna Aetna
la Inēssa
Declension
Aetna<1.loc>
Derived terms
la Aetnaeus * Aetnaeī Aetnēnsis * Aetnēnsēs
Descendants
2 desc
en Aetna 1
it Etna 1
en Etna 1
el Αίτνα 1
pt Etna 1
scn Etna 1
References
Aetna
Ætna 83/1
Room, Adrian, Place Names of the World, 2nd ed., McFarland & Co., 2006.
Further reading
Aetna mons Aetna (mount) la
Aetna (mythologia) Aetna (nymph) la