Aetna
See also: Ætna
English
Etymology
From the Latin Aetna, from either Ancient Greek Αἴτνη (Aítnē, “Aetna”) or αἴθω (aíthō, “I burn”), or from a Sicanian dialect Italic base *aith-na (“fiery one”), all from Proto-Indo-European *ai-dh, from *h₂eydʰ- (“burn; fire”). Doublet of Etna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛtnə/
- Homophones: Etna, etna
Proper noun
Aetna
- (Greek mythology and Roman mythology) A nymph in Sicily who, according to legend, gave her name to the volcanic Mount Etna.
- (historical) An ancient city in Sicily, in modern Italy, situated at the foot of Mount Etna, on its southern declivity.
Translations
Sicilian nymph
ancient Sicilian city
Further reading
- Aetna (nymph) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Aetna (city) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Αἴτνη (Aítnē, “Aetna”) or αἴθω (aíthō, “I burn”), or from a Sicanian dialect Italic base *aith-na (“fiery one”), all from Proto-Indo-European *ai-dh, from *h₂eydʰ- (“burn; fire”). Cognate with aestus (“hot”), aestās (“summer”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈae̯t.na/, [ˈäe̯t̪nä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈet.na/, [ˈɛt̪nä]
Proper noun
Aetna f sg (genitive Aetnae); first declension
- Mount Etna (the celebrated volcano of Sicily in modern 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)
- (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Aetna (nymph in Sicily)
- Aetna (an ancient city in Sicily, in modern Italy, situated at the foot of Mount Etna)
- Synonym: Inēssa
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Aetna |
Genitive | Aetnae |
Dative | Aetnae |
Accusative | Aetnam |
Ablative | Aetnā |
Vocative | Aetna |
Derived terms
Derived terms
Descendants
Descendants
References
- “Aetna”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Ætna in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 83/1.
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
- Room, Adrian, Place Names of the World, 2nd ed., McFarland & Co., 2006.
Further reading
- Aetna (mount) on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia la
- Aetna (nymph) on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia la
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