Etna
pronunciation
How to pronounce Etna in British English:
UK ['ɛtnə]
How to pronounce Etna in American English:
US
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- Noun:
- a gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to regulate the mixture of gas and air
Word Origin
- Etna
- volcano in Sicily, from Latin Aetna, from an indigenous Sicilian language, *aith-na "the fiery one," from PIE *ai-dh-, from root *ai- (2) "to burn" (see edifice). Related: Etnean.
Example
- 1. Mount etna is europe 's most active volcano .
- 2. Etna also shows off the etymology of igneous , from the latin word for fire .
- 3. Aqua captured this image of etna erupting on oct. 28 , 2002 .
- 4. Italy 's mount etna provides a vivid image of one of the birthplaces of igneous rock during a night eruption .
- 5. More than a decade ago , robert pillitteri 's then-girlfriend gave him an antique print of italy 's mt. etna .