Vulcano

See also: vulcano

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vulˈka.no/

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• Homophone: vulcano
• Rhymes: -ano
• Hyphenation: Vul‧cà‧no

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin Vulcānus.

Proper noun

Vulcano m (Roman mythology)

1. Vulcan

Derived terms

• vulcanio

Further reading

• “Vulcano”, in Enciclopedia Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Proper noun

Vulcano f

2. a small volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea

   Synonym: Isola di Vulcano

Further reading

• “Vulcano”, in Enciclopedia Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Proper noun

Vulcano m

2. Vulcano, the volcano on Vulcano

Derived terms

• vulcano

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Vulcano m or f by sense

1. a surname

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara (2015–2026), Mappa dei Cognomi‎^[1]

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [wʊɫˈkaː.noː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [vulˈkaː.no]

Proper noun

Vulcānō

1. dative/ablative singular of Vulcānus

Portuguese

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vulˈkɐ.nu/ [vuɫˈkɐ.nu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vulˈkɐ.nu/ [vuɫˈkɐ.nu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bulˈka.nu/ [buɫˈka.nu]

• Rhymes: -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)