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adjective

Aetnaeus

Meaning

  1. Pertaining to Ætna

Aetnaeus, a, um, adj. Aetna.
I. Pertaining to Ætna: ignes, Cic. N. D. 2, 38: fratres, the Cyclopes who forged in Mt. Ætna, Verg. A. 3, 678: fulmen, Prop. 4, 16, 21: Deus, i. e. Vulcan, who is said to have had his forge in Mt. Ætna, Val. Fl. 2, 420.— Subst.: Aetnaei, ōrum, m., those who dwell on or near Mt. Ætna, Just. 22, 1.— Hence,
II. Poet., pars pro toto, Sicilian: triumphi, Sil. 9, 196.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyAetnaeusAetnaeus (Αἰτναῖος), an epithet given to several gods and mythical beings connected with Mount Aetna, such as Zeus, of whom there was a statue on moun…

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What does Aetnaeus mean in Latin?
Aetnaeus, a adjective, means “Pertaining to Ætna”.