etero

See also: etero-

Esperanto

Etymology

Compare (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin aethēr and its descendants.

Noun

etero (accusative singular eteron, plural eteroj, accusative plural eterojn)

1. ether

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Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto etero, Latin aethēr, Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr), English ether, French éther, German Äther, Italian etere, Russian эфи́р (efír), Spanish éter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈte.ro/

Noun

etero (plural eteri)

1. ether

Derived terms

• eterizar (“to etherize, stupefy with ether”)

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Italian

Etymology 1

Clipping of eterosessuale.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.te.ro/, [ˈɛːt̪er̺o]
• Hyphenation: è‧te‧ro

Adjective

etero (invariable)

1. heterosexual

Noun

etero m or f (uncountable)

1. heterosexual

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek ἑταῖρος (hetaîros, “comrade”, “companion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈtɛ.ro/, [eˈt̪ɛːr̺o]
• Hyphenation: e‧tè‧ro

Noun

etero m (plural eteri)

1. (historical) companion, partner