etra

Italian

Etymology

From Latin aethra, from Ancient Greek αἴθρα (aíthra), akin to αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “air; ether”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.tra/, [ˈɛːt̪r̺ä]
• Hyphenation: è‧tra

Noun

etra m (plural etri) (poetic)

1. air

   Synonyms: (poetic) aere, aria, (literary, poetic) aura, (poetic) etere
2. sky

   Synonyms: cielo, (literary) empireo, (poetic) etere, firmamento

   • 1813, Ugo Foscolo, “Pallade [Pallas]”, in Inno alle grazie‎^[1], Florence, published 1848, page 68:

     Non men dell’altre gareggiante, all’etra ¶ Flora vola, e d’olezzi Iride allegra ¶ Passando, e toglie, a varïar quel peplo, ¶ I color rugiadosi.

     Competing no less than the others, Flora flies to the sky, and Iris, joyful in scents, passes by and takes out, to make that peplos varied, the dewy colors.

Related terms

• etere

Anagrams

• arte, atre, erta, rate, tare, trae

References

• etra in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana