Etna
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈɛtnə/
- Homophones: Aetna, etna
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Etymology 1
[edit]From the Latin Aetna, perhaps via the Italian Etna. From either Ancient Greek Αἴτνη (Aítnē, “Aetna”) or αἴθω (aíthō, “I burn”), or from a Sicanian dialect Italic base *aið-na (“fiery one”), all from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ- (“burn; fire”). Doublet of Aetna.
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[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Etna
- An active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy, between Messina and Catania.
- Synonym: (in full) Mount Etna
- A city in Siskiyou County, California, United States.
- A town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States.
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Further reading
[edit]Mount Etna on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etna, Maine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
[edit]From the Norwegian Etna. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Proper noun
[edit]Etna
- A river that flows through Etnedal and Nordre Land municipalities, Oppland, Norway.
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]Etna (river) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 3
[edit]Possibly an anglicisation of Irish Eithne.This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Proper noun
[edit]Etna
- A female given name from Irish
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:Etna.
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[edit]Italian
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from 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 *h₂eydʰ- (“burn; fire”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Etna m
- Etna (a volcano in Sicily, Italy)
- Synonym: Mongibello
Derived terms
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Etna f
- (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Aetna (Sicilian nymph)
- (historical) Aetna (ancient Sicilian city)
Proper noun
[edit]Etna m or f by sense
- a surname
Further reading
[edit]- Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015-2024
Anagrams
[edit]Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Etna m or f
References
[edit]- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “Etna”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin Aetna, from either Ancient Greek Αἴτνη (Aítnē, “Aetna”) or αἴθω (aíthō, “to burn”), or from a Sicanian dialect Italic base *aith-na (“fiery one”), all from Proto-Indo-European *ai-dh, from *h₂eydʰ- (“burn; fire”).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: Et‧na
Proper noun
[edit]Etna m
Proper noun
[edit]Etna f
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