Ether

See also: ether, éther, and eþer

English

Etymology

From Old French ether, from Latin aether (“the upper pure, bright air”), from Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “upper air”), from αἴθω (aíthō, “I burn, shine”).

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: E‧ther

Proper noun

Ether

(Roman mythology) The god-personification of the bright, glowing upper air of heaven. He is the Roman counterpart of Aether.
(Mormonism) The ancient American prophet of Mormon theology who wrote the Book of Ether in the Book of Mormon.

Translations

Roman God

ancient American figure of Mormon theology

Russian: Эфир m (Efir)

Spanish: Éter m

Anagrams

Ehret, Reeth, rethe, theer, there, three

German

Alternative forms

Äther

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈɛː.tɐ]
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Noun

Ether n (genitive Ethers, plural Ether)

(organic chemistry) ether

Declension

Declension of Ether

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Ether	die	Ether
genitive	eines	des	Ethers	der	Ether
dative	einem	dem	Ether	den	Ethern
accusative	ein	das	Ether	die	Ether