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# etna

«etna» in Mova's school dictionary: **a large, active volcano on the island of Sicily in…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun, proper (Etna, also Mount Etna)

### meaning for a pupil

(a name) Etna, or Mount Etna, is a large, active volcano on the island of Sicily in southern Italy; it is the highest active volcano in Europe outside the Caucasus. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/etna/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In geography lessons on volcanoes and Italy, Etna is a famous example of an active volcano that often erupts, while people still farm and live on its slopes because the volcanic soil is very rich. Phrases: «Mount Etna», «Etna erupted».

### examples

- Mount Etna is on the island of Sicily. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/etna/#x1)
- Etna erupts quite often, sending lava down its sides. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/etna/#x2)
- Farmers grow grapes and oranges on Etna's rich soil. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/etna/#x3)
- We watched a video of Etna glowing at night. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/etna/#x4)
- Etna is one of the most active volcanoes in the world. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/etna/#x5)
- Ash from Etna closed the airport for a day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/etna/#x6)
- There was a temple on Mount Etna erected in his honour, which none but the pure and virtuous were permitted to enter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/etna/#x7)

### note

A name, written with a capital E. Not an ordinary English word. Height is about 3,300 metres, but it changes with eruptions.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «etna» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/etna/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.