ether

Meaning

1. (masculine, no-diminutive, uncountable) air, broadcasting
2. (masculine, no-diminutive) ether (organic compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)
3. (historical, masculine, no-diminutive) ether (fifth element of Aristotelian natural philosophy, supposed to be the building block of the heavens)
4. (historical, masculine, no-diminutive) ether (luminiferous aether, medium in which electromagnetic waves were supposed to occur)

Concepts

ether

Synonyms

ethoxyethaan

diethylether

Translations

éter

Äther

αιθέρας

Ether

éther

éter

eteri

إيثر

èter

eter

Diethylether

Diäthyläther

διαιθυλαιθέρας

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈeː.tər/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: ether

In summary

From Middle Dutch ether, from Latin aethēr, from Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr).