æter

Danish

Etymology

Via Latin aethēr (“air, sky”) from Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “heaven, upper air”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛˀd̥ɐ]
  • Homophone: ætter

Noun

æter c (singular definite æteren, plural indefinite ætere)

  1. (religion, uncountable) ether (the substance supposed to fill the upper regions over the clouds)
  2. (uncountable) ether (the atmosphere as the medium for broadcasting radio and television)
  3. (chemistry, uncountable) ether (diethyl ether, a colorless liquid used as an anaesthetic)
  4. (chemistry) ether (any compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)

Declension

Declension of æter
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative æter æteren ætere æterene
genitive æters æterens æteres æterenes

Old Swedish

Verb

gø̄rir

  1. first-person present indicative of æta
  2. second-person present indicative of æta
  3. third-person present indicative of æta
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