Vulcano

See also: vulcano

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vulˈka.no/[1][2]
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  • Homophone: vulcano
  • Rhymes: -ano
  • Hyphenation: Vul‧cà‧no

Etymology 1

    Borrowed from Latin Vulcānus.

    Proper noun

    Vulcano m (Roman mythology)

    1. Vulcan
    Derived terms
    Further reading
    • Vulcano in Treccani.it – Enciclopedia Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

    Proper noun

    Vulcano f

    1. a small volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea
      Synonym: Isola di Vulcano
    Derived terms
    Further reading
    • Vulcano in Treccani.it – Enciclopedia Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

    Proper noun

    Vulcano m

    1. Vulcano, the volcano on Vulcano

    Etymology 2

    Proper noun

    Vulcano m or f by sense

    1. a surname

    Further reading

    References

    1. ^ vulcano in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
    2. ^ vulcano in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2025

    Latin

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Vulcānō

    1. dative/ablative singular of Vulcānus

    Portuguese

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /vuwˈkɐ̃.nu/ [vuʊ̯ˈkɐ̃.nu]
     

    • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɐ̃nu, (Portugal) -ɐnu
    • Hyphenation: Vul‧ca‧no

    Proper noun

    Vulcano m

    1. (Roman mythology) Vulcan (god of fire)
    2. (astronomy, historical) Vulcan (planet previously theorised to exist in orbit between Mercury and the Sun)
    3. Vulcano (a small volcanic island north of Sicily)
    4. (Star Trek) Vulcan (homeworld of the Vulcan species)

    Spanish

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /bulˈkano/ [bulˈka.no]
    • Rhymes: -ano
    • Syllabification: Vul‧ca‧no

    Proper noun

    Vulcano m

    1. Vulcan (god)