proper noun · femininefirst declension
Aetna
Aetna f sg (genitive Aetnae)
Classical[ˈae̯t.na]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛt.na]
Meaning
- femininesingularMount 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)
- GreekRomanfemininesingularAetna (nymph in Sicily)
- femininesingularAetna (an ancient city in Sicily, in modern Italy, situated at the foot of Mount Etna)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Aetna | — |
| genitive | Aetnae Aetnēs | — |
| dative | Aetnae | — |
| accusative | Aetnam Aetnēn | — |
| ablative | Aetnā | — |
| vocative | Aetna | — |
| locative | Aetnae Aetnēs | — |
Aetna, ae (in Gr. form Aetnē, ēs, in good MSS. of Ov.), f., = Αἴτνη [αἴθω, to burn].
I. The celebrated volcano of Sicily, now Mongibello or Ætna, in the interior of which, acc. to fable, was the forge of Vulcan, where the Cyclopes forged thunderbolts for Jupiter, and under which the latter buried the monster Typhōeus.—Form Aetna, Cic. Div. 2, 19; Ov. F. 4, 596; id. Tr. 5, 275.—Form Aetne, Ov. F. 4, 491 Riese.—
II. A nymph in Sicily, acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 9, 584.—
III. A town at the foot of Mt. Ætna, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 23; 2, 3, 44.
Origins
From 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”). Cognate with aestus (“hot”), aestās (“summer”).
Descendants
- EnglishAetna
- ItalianEtna
- EnglishEtnafrom Italian Etna
- PortugueseEtna
- GreekΑίτνα
- SicilianEtna
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyAetnaAetna (Αἴτνη), a celebrated volcanic mountain of Sicily, situated in the NE. part of the island, adjoining the sea-coast between Tauromenium and Catan…GeographyAetnaAetna (Αϊ̓τνη: Eth. Αἰτναῖοι, Eth. Aetnensis), a city of Sicily, situated at the foot of the mountain of the same name, on its southern declivity. It …Biography & mythologyAetnaAetna (Αἴτνη), a Sicilian nymph, and according to Alcimus (apud Schol. Theocrit. 1.65), a daughter of Uranus and Gaea, or of Briareus. Simonides said …