aetna

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
5
Words With Friends
6
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈɛtnə/

Definition of aetna

15 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

name

  1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of Etna (a stratovolcano in Sicily).
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name

  1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of Etna (a stratovolcano in Sicily).
  2. (Greek, Roman)A nymph in Sicily who, according to legend, gave her name to the volcanic Mount Etna.
  3. (historical)An ancient city in Sicily, in modern Italy, situated at the foot of Mount Etna, on its southern declivity.
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Etymology

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

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