éther

See also: ether, Ether, and eþer

French

Alternative forms

æther (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin aethēr (“upper air, ether”), from Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “air; ether”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /e.tɛʁ/
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Noun

éther m (plural éthers)

ether

Derived terms

éthérifier
éthériser

Further reading

“éther” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

hêtre

Portuguese

Noun

éther m (plural éthers or étheres)

Obsolete spelling of éter (used in Portugal until September 1911 and died out in Brazil during the 1920s).

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