Αἴτνη

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Uncertain, possibly from a Pre-Greek substrate. Suggested connection with Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ- (burn; fire), with > t through Siculan dialect. If so, then cognate with Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō, I burn), Latin aestus (hot), aestās (summer), possibly aedis (shrine, temple).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Αἴτνη (Aítnēf (genitive Αἴτνης); first declension

  1. (Anthroponym, Greek mythology) Aetna (Sicilian nymph), related to the homonymous place.
  2. (Toponym) Aetna (an ancient city in Sicily); Diodorus Siculus and Strabo write that Hiero conquered Κατάνη (Katánē) and deported its inhabitants to Λεοντῖνοι (Leontînoi), repopulating it with Greeks of Doric descent and changing its name to Aítnā.
  3. Mount Etna

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Latin: Aetna (see there for more)

References

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