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

1. (Greek mythology and Roman mythology) A nymph in Sicily who, according to legend, gave her name to the volcanic Mount Etna.
2. (historical) An ancient city in Sicily, in modern Italy, situated at the foot of Mount Etna, on its southern declivity.
3. A number of other places in Canada and in the United States:
   1. A hamlet in Cardston County, Alberta, Canada.
   2. An unincorporated community in Craighead County, Arkansas.
   3. An unincorporated community in Sharp County, Arkansas.
   4. A township in Logan County, Illinois.
   5. A neighbourhood of Gary, Lake County, Indiana.
   6. An unincorporated community and township in Barber County, Kansas.
   7. A township in Mecosta County, Michigan.
   8. A township in Missaukee County, Michigan.
   9. An unincorporated community in Lincoln Township, Newaygo County, Michigan.
   10. A township in Pipestone County, Minnesota, named after Aetna Johnson.
   11. An unincorporated community in Hickman County, Tennessee.
   12. An unincorporated community in Marion County, Tennessee.

Translations

Sicilian nymph

• Dutch: Aitne f
• Greek:

  Ancient: Αἴτνη f (Aítnē)

• Italian: Etna (it) f
• Latin: Aetna f, Aetnē f
• Polish: Ajtne f
• Portuguese: Etna f
• Sicilian: Etna f

ancient Sicilian city

• Greek:

  Ancient: Ἴνησσᾰ f (Ínēssa), Ἴνησσον n (Ínēsson), Αἴτνη f (Aítnē)

• Italian: Etna (it) f
• Latin: Aetna f, Aetnē f, Inēssa f
• Portuguese: Etna f
• Sicilian: Etna f

Further reading

• Aetna (nymph) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Aetna (city) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Aetna (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Aneta, Antae, antae

Latin

Alternative forms

• Aetnē

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) IPA^(key): /ˈae̯t.na/, [ˈäe̯t̪nä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈet.na/, [ˈɛt̪nä]

Proper noun

Aetna f sg (genitive Aetnae); first declension

1. 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)
2. (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Aetna (nymph in Sicily)
3. 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

• Aetnaeus
  • Aetnaeī
• Aetnēnsis
  • Aetnēnsēs

Descendants

Descendants

• → English: Aetna
• → Italian: Etna
  • → English: Etna
• → Greek: Αίτνα (Aítna)
• → Portuguese: Etna
• → Sicilian: Etna

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