Etnean

English

Alternative forms

• Aetnean, Ætnean

Etymology

Latin Aetnaeus, from Ancient Greek Αἰτναῖος (Aitnaîos), from Αἴτνη (Aítnē) +‎ -αῖος (-aîos), equivalent to Etna +‎ -ean.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɛtˈniːən/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ɛtˈni.ən/, /ˈɛtni.ən/
• Rhymes: -iːən

Adjective

Etnean (comparative more Etnean, superlative most Etnean)

1. Pertaining to Etna, a volcano in Sicily.

   Etnean lava

   Etnean rock

Noun

Etnean (plural Etneans)

1. The people who live in the area around Mount Etna.
   • 1903 April, The Land of Theocritus, “The Land of Theocritus”, in Harper's Monthly Magazine, volume 106, number 635, page 802:

     But there are few Etneans who have not a superstitious regard for the terrible and beautiful mountain—as well they may.

   • 1977, Blackwood's Magazine - Volume 321, page 118:

     It supports a hundred towns and villages and craters so numerous and so constantly changing that no two Etneans will agree on their number.

References

• “Etnean”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• nantee, neaten