éther

See also: ether, Ether, and eþer

French

Etymology

From Latin aethēr (“upper air, ether”), from Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “air; ether”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.tɛʁ/

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Noun

éther m (plural éthers)

1. ether

Derived terms

• éthérifier
• éthériser

Anagrams

• hêtre

Further reading

• “éther” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Portuguese

Noun

éther m (plural éthers or étheres)

1. Obsolete spelling of éter (used in Portugal until September 1911 and died out in Brazil during the 1920s).