etero

Compare Latin aethēr and its descendants.

• IPA^(key): /eˈtero/

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• Rhymes: -ero
• Hyphenation: e‧te‧ro

etero (accusative singular eteron, plural eteroj, accusative plural eterojn)

1. ether

Borrowed from Esperanto etero, Latin aethēr, Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr), English ether, French éther, German Äther, Italian etere, Russian эфи́р (efír), Spanish éter.

• IPA^(key): /eˈte.ro/

etero (plural eteri)

1. ether

• eterizar (“to etherize, stupefy with ether”)

Clipping of eterosessuale.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.te.ro/
• Rhymes: -ɛtero
• Hyphenation: è‧te‧ro

etero (invariable)

1. heterosexual

etero m or f by sense (invariable)

1. heterosexual

From Ancient Greek ἑταῖρος (hetaîros, “comrade”, “companion”).

• IPA^(key): /eˈtɛ.ro/
• Rhymes: -ɛro
• Hyphenation: e‧tè‧ro

etero m (plural eteri)

1. (historical) companion, partner

• Tereo