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Etna¹

  • /ˈɛtnə/

Sounds like Aetna, etna · Rhymes with -ɛtnə

Where it comes from

From the Latin Aetna, perhaps via the Italian Etna. From either Ancient Greek Αἴτνη (Aítnē, “Aetna”) or αἴθω (aíthō, “to burn”), or from a Sicanian dialect Italic base *aið-na (“fiery one”), all from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ- (“burn; fire”). Doublet of Aetna.

proper noun Ætna · etna

  1. An active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy, between Messina and Catania.

    Similar: Mount Etna

  2. A city in Siskiyou County, California, United States.
  3. A town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States.

noun Etnas · Ætna · etna

  1. Any of several kind of spirit burners, lamps or stoves, especially portable; (later chiefly in attributive use). There should certainly be an etna for getting a hot cup of coffee in a hurry.

Etna²

  • /ˈɛtnə/

Sounds like Aetna, etna · Rhymes with -ɛtnə

Where it comes from

From the Norwegian Etna, from Old Norse *Etn or *Ǫtn; see Norwegian Bokmål Etna.

proper noun the Etna

  1. A river that flows through Etnedal and Nordre Land municipalities, Innlandet, Norway.

Etna³

  • /ˈɛtnə/

Sounds like Aetna, etna · Rhymes with -ɛtnə

Where it comes from

Possibly an anglicisation of Irish Eithne, from Middle Irish Eithne, from Old Irish Eithne.

proper noun

  1. A female given name from Irish. For quotations using this term, see Citations:Etna.

etna⁴

noun etnas

  1. alternative Alternative form of Etna

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name volcano in Sicily, Italy

EspañolEtna
한국어에트나 산 Eteuna san
日本語エトナ火山 Etona-kazan
中文埃特納火山 /埃特纳火山 Āitènà Huǒshān
FrançaisEtna
DeutschÄtna
ItalianoEtna, Mongibello
ΕλληνικάΑίτνα Aítna
РусскийЭ́тна Étna
العربيةجَبَل النَار jabal an-nār, جَبَل إِتْنَا jabal ʔitnā

name town in Maine, USA

中文埃特納 /埃特纳 Āitènà

name river in Oppland, Norway

中文埃特納河 /埃特纳河 Āitènà Hé

name female given name

中文埃特娜 Āitènà

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@misc{etna_2026,
  title = {etna},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/etna},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}