éther
French
Alternative forms
- æther (obsolete)
Etymology
From Latin aethēr (“upper air, ether”), from Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “air; ether”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.tɛʁ/
Audio (Paris): (file)
Noun
éther m (plural éthers)
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Czech: éter
- → Hungarian: éter
- → Ottoman Turkish: اتر (eter)
- Turkish: eter
- → Romanian: eter
- → Slovak: éter
Further reading
- “éther”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Portuguese
Noun
éther m (plural éthers or étheres)
- Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of éter.