Definition
Relating to Avernus, the ancient name for a volcanic lake near Naples, or resembling the legendary entrance to the underworld.
Etymology
From Latin Avernus (Greek Aornos, 'without birds'), the name of a volcanic crater lake. The name comes from the legend that toxic volcanic gases made it impossible for birds to fly overhead, leading to its mythological association with the underworld.
Kelly Says
The ancient Romans named a lake 'the place where birds can't fly' because the volcanic gases actually killed birds trying to cross it—then they used it as the literal location of Hades in their mythology, making geography scarier through toxic fumes!
Translations
ARالعربية
أَفْرَنَال
af-ran-al
BNবাংলা
অবর্ণাল
ob-or-nal
CACatalà
avernal
ah-vern-al
CSČeština
avernal
ah-vern-al
DADansk
avernal
ah-vern-al
DEDeutsch
avernal
ah-vern-al
ELΕλληνικά
αβερνάλ
ah-vern-al
ESEspañol
avernal
ah-vern-al
FAفارسی
آورنیال
aw-re-nial
FISuomi
avernal
ah-vern-al
FRFrançais
avernal
ah-vern-al
HIहिन्दी
अवर्नल
av-ern-al
HUMagyar
avernal
ah-vern-al
IDBahasa Indonesia
avernal
ah-vern-al
ITItaliano
avernale
ah-vern-ah-leh
MSBahasa Melayu
avernal
ah-vern-al
MYမြန်မာ
အာဗာနယ်
a-ba-nei
NLNederlands
avernal
ah-vern-al
NONorsk
avernal
ah-vern-al
PLPolski
avernal
ah-vern-al
PTPortuguês
avernal
ah-vern-al
RORomână
avernal
ah-vern-al
RUРусский
аве́рнал
av-er-nal
SVSvenska
avernal
ah-vern-al
SWKiswahili
avernal
ah-vern-al
TAதமிழ்
அவரெனல்
avar-enal
TEతెలుగు
అవర్నల్
avar-nal
THไทย
อาเวอร์นอล
a-we-rn-on
TRTürkçe
avernal
ah-vern-al
UKУкраїнська
авернал
av-er-nal
URاردو
آورینال
aw-reen-al
VITiếng Việt
avernal
ah-vern-al