Etnean

English

Alternative forms

  • Aetnean, Ætnean

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)

  1. Pertaining to Etna, a volcano in Sicily.
    Etnean lava
    Etnean rock

Noun

Etnean (plural Etneans)

  1. The people who live in the area around Mount Etna.
    • 1903 April, The Land of Theocritus, “The Land of Theocritus”, in Harper's Monthly Magazine, volume 106, number 635, page 802:
      But there are few Etneans who have not a superstitious regard for the terrible and beautiful mountain—as well they may.
    • 1977, Blackwood's Magazine - Volume 321, page 118:
      It supports a hundred towns and villages and craters so numerous and so constantly changing that no two Etneans will agree on their number.

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