aether

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Quotations 1.3 Anagrams 2 Latin 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Inflection 2.2.2 Related terms 2.2.3 Descendants

[edit] English

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[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈiːθə/
• (US) IPA: /ˈiːθəɻ/

[edit] Noun

aether (countable and uncountable; plural aethers)

1. Alternative spelling of ether.

[edit] Quotations

• For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: aeehrt
• hearte
• heater
• hereat
• reheat

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithēr), “‘air; ether’”).

[edit] Noun

aethēr (genitive aetheris); m, 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.

[edit] Inflection

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

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

[edit] Related terms

• aetherius
• aethra

[edit] Descendants

• English: ether
• French: éther
• Italian: etere