ether

/ˈiθə/EE-thur
/ˈiθɚ/EE-thur

Meaningthe upper air

Common meaning: the upper air

Other meanings: an anaesthetic

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√IDH‘kindle’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 33, p. 731 · scan
  2. Greekαἰθήρ‘the upper air’
  3. Latinether
  4. Englishether‘the upper air’ · today

ether also in: ethereal

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek αἰθήρ ‘the upper air’.

Roots

Related words

ethereal

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