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AEther

Æ′ther

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Definition 2024


Aether

Aether

See also: aether and æther

English

Proper noun

Aether

  1. (Greek mythology) One of the Greek primordial deities, who was the personification of the upper air

aether

aether

See also: Aether and æther

English

Noun

aether (countable and uncountable, plural aethers)

  1. Alternative spelling of ether

Quotations

  • For usage examples of this term, see Citations:aether.

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr, air; ether).

Pronunciation

Noun

aethēr m (genitive aetheris); third declension

  1. the upper, pure, bright air; ether; the heavens
  2. the air or sky; light of day
  3. the upper world, the earth (as opposed to the lower world)
  4. the brightness or ethereal matter surrounding a deity

Inflection

Note that, in Late Latin, the plural is sometimes written as aethera.

Third declension, Greek type, nominative singular in -ēr.

Case Singular Plural
nominative aethēr aetherēs
genitive aetheris aetherum
dative aetherī aetheribus
accusative aethera
aetherem
aetherēs
ablative aethere aetheribus
vocative aethēr aetherēs

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