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Etnean

UK/ɛtˈniːən/US/ɛtˈni.ən/

Etnean adjective: pertaining to Etna, a volcano in Sicily.

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

Forms of Etnean

Adjective
comparativemore Etnean
superlativemost Etnean
alternative formAetnean
alternative formÆtnean
Noun
pluralEtneans

Origin of Etnean

From Latin Aetnaeus, from Ancient Greek Αἰτναῖος (Aitnaîos), from Αἴτνη (Aítnē) + -αῖος (-aîos), equivalent to Etna + -ean.

Words that rhyme with Etnean

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Questions about Etnean

What does Etnean mean?
Etnean means pertaining to Etna, a volcano in Sicily.
What part of speech is Etnean?
Etnean can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce Etnean?
Etnean is pronounced /ɛtˈniːən/ (UK).

Words near Etnean in the dictionary

  1. ETLs
  2. etmopterid
  3. etmopterids
  4. etna
  5. etnas
  6. Etnean
  7. Etneans
  8. ETNO
  9. ETNOs
  10. ETO
  11. Etobicoke

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