éter

• IPA^(key): [ˈeːtɛr]

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• Hyphenation: éter
• Rhymes: -ɛr

éter (usually uncountable, plural éterek)

1. (poetic) ether

• éter in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• éter in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

• ether, éther (pre-standardization spelling)

Learned borrowing from Latin aethēr (“the upper pure, bright air”), from Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “upper air”), from αἴθω (aíthō, “to burn, shine”).

• Hyphenation: é‧ter

éter m (countable and uncountable, plural (obsolete) éters)

1. (organic chemistry)
   1. (countable) ether (diethyl ether)
   2. (uncountable) ether (class of organic compounds)
2. (uncountable, poetic) aether (the upper sky)

   Synonym: os céus

3. (uncountable, physics, historical) ether (substance once thought to fill all space)
4. (uncountable, alchemy) aether (classical physical element)

   Synonym: quinto elemento

   Coordinate terms: água, ar, fogo, terra

From Latin aether.

• IPA^(key): /ˈeteɾ/ [ˈe.t̪eɾ]
• Rhymes: -eteɾ
• Syllabification: é‧ter

éter m (plural éteres)

1. ether

• “éter”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024