Meanings
proper noun
alternative obsolete rare Vesuvy
- A volcanic mountain located on the Gulf of Naples in Italy.
Hecla bellowed until the Icelanders feared a cataclysm. Vesuvius blew its head off.
1928 February 25 – March 3, Arthur Conan Doyle, “When the World Screamed”, in The Professor Challenger Stories […], London: John Murray, […], published [1952], →OCLC, page 577
nounVesuvius (plural Vesuviuses)
plural Vesuviuses · alternative obsolete rare Vesuvy
- A kind of firework supposed to resemble a volcano eruption.
Origin
- LatinVesuvius
- EnglishVesuvius
From Latin Vesuvius, of uncertain origin.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic فِيزُوف
- فِيزُوف (fizūf)volcano in Italy
Bulgarian Везу́вий
- Везу́вий (Vezúvij)volcano in Italy
Catalan Vesuvi
- Vesuvivolcano in Italy
Chinese Mandarin 維蘇威火山 /维苏威火山
- 維蘇威火山 /维苏威火山 (Wéisūwēi huǒshān)volcano in Italy
Czech Vesuv
- Vesuvvolcano in Italy
Danish Vesuv
- Vesuvvolcano in Italy
Dutch Vesuvius
- Vesuviusvolcano in Italy
Esperanto Vezuvio
- Vezuviovolcano in Italy
Estonian Vesuuv
- Vesuuvvolcano in Italy
Finnish Vesuvius
- Vesuviusvolcano in Italy
French Vésuve
- Vésuvevolcano in Italy
German Vesuv
- Vesuvvolcano in Italy
Greek Βεζούβιος
- Βεζούβιος (Vezoúvios)volcano in Italy
Hungarian Vezúv
- Vezúvvolcano in Italy
Irish Veasúiv
- Veasúivvolcano in Italy
Italian Vesuvio
- Vesuviovolcano in Italy
Japanese ヴェスヴィオ, ヴェスヴィオ火山
- ヴェスヴィオ (Vesuvio)volcano in Italy
- ヴェスヴィオ火山 (Vesuvio-kazan)volcano in Italy
- ベスビオ火山 (Besubio-kazan)volcano in Italy
Latin Vesuvius
- Vesuviusvolcano in Italy
Latvian Vezuvs
- Vezuvsvolcano in Italy
Lithuanian Vezuvijus
- Vezuvijusvolcano in Italy
Norwegian Vesuv
- Vesuvvolcano in Italy
Polish Wezuwiusz
- Wezuwiuszvolcano in Italy
Portuguese Vesúvio
- Vesúviovolcano in Italy
Romanian Vezuviu
- Vezuviuvolcano in Italy
Russian Везу́вий
- Везу́вий (Vezúvij)volcano in Italy
Spanish Vesubio
- Vesubiovolcano in Italy
Swedish Vesuvius
- Vesuviusvolcano in Italy
Turkish Vezüv
- Vezüvvolcano in Italy
Cite this entry
APA
Vesuvius. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vesuvius
MLA
“Vesuvius.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vesuvius. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Vesuvius,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vesuvius.
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