æter
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Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Via Latin aethēr (“air, sky”) from Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “heaven, upper air”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
æter c (singular definite æteren, plural indefinite ætere)
- (religion, uncountable) ether (the substance supposed to fill the upper regions over the clouds)
- (uncountable) ether (the atmosphere as the medium for broadcasting radio and television)
- (chemistry, uncountable) ether (diethyl ether, a colorless liquid used as an anaesthetic)
- (chemistry) ether (any compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)
Declension[edit]
Declension of æter
Old Swedish[edit]
Verb[edit]
gø̄rir