igneous

English

Etymology

From Latin igneus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɪɡni.əs/

Adjective

igneous (not comparable)

Pertaining to or having the nature of fire; containing fire; resembling fire.
The stone had an igneous appearance.
(geology) Resulting from, or produced by, great heat. With rocks, it could also mean formed from lava or magma.
Granite and basalt are igneous rocks.

Translations

pertaining to, having the nature of fire

Chinese:
Mandarin: 火成的 (huǒchéng de)
Finnish: tulinen (fi), tuli- (fi)
French: igné (fr)

Greek: πυριγενής (el) m or f (pyrigenís)
Irish: adhantach
Italian: igneo
Spanish: ígneo (es)

resulting from, or produced by, the action of great heat

Catalan: igni (ca) m, ígnia (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 火成的 (huǒchéng de)
Finnish: tuliperäinen (fi)
French: igné (fr), magmatique (fr)
German: eruptiv (de), vulkanisch (de)

Greek: πύρινος (el) m (pýrinos)
Irish: bruthach
Italian: igneo
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: ígneo (es)

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