Αίτνα

Greek

Etymology

Latin Aetna, in turn from either Ancient Greek Αἴτνη (Aítnē, “Aetna”) or αἴθω (aíthō, “I burn”), or from a Sicanian dialect Italic base *aith-na (“fiery one”), all from Proto-Indo-European *ai-dh, from *h₂eydʰ- (“burn; fire”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈet.na/
  • Hyphenation: Αίτ‧να

Proper noun

Αίτνα • (Aítna) f

  1. Etna (a volcano in Sicily, Italy)

Declension

Declension of Αίτνα
singular
nominative Αίτνα (Aítna)
genitive Αίτνας (Aítnas)
accusative Αίτνα (Aítna)
vocative Αίτνα (Aítna)

Further reading

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