Αἴτνη
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Suggested connection with Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ- (“burn; fire”), with dʰ > t through Sicule dialect. If so, then cognate with Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō, “I burn”), Latin aestus (“hot”), aestās (“summer”), possibly aedis (“shrine, temple”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ǎi̯.tnɛː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈɛ.tne/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈɛ.tni/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈe.tni/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈe.tni/
Proper noun
Αἴτνη • (Aítnē) f (genitive Αἴτνης); first declension
Inflection
Derived terms
- Αἰτναῖος (Aitnaîos)
Descendants
- → Latin: Aetna (see there for more)
References
- Αἴτνη in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2019)
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,010
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