Etnean
English
Alternative forms
- Aetnean
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)
- Pertaining to Etna, a volcano in Sicily.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for Etnean in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Anagrams
- nantee, neaten