aetherius

Latin

Alternative forms

  • aethereus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αἰθέριος (aithérios).

Pronunciation

Adjective

aetherius (feminine aetheria, neuter aetherium); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to the sky, ether (aethēr was polysemic; see there for definitions)
    • 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 1.682:
      Cum latet, aetheriā spargite sēmen aquā.
      When it lies hidden [in the ground], sprinkle the seed with ethereal water.
      (The imperative spargite here is invoking Terra and Ceres.)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative aetherius aetheria aetherium aetheriī aetheriae aetheria
genitive aetheriī aetheriae aetheriī aetheriōrum aetheriārum aetheriōrum
dative aetheriō aetheriae aetheriō aetheriīs
accusative aetherium aetheriam aetherium aetheriōs aetheriās aetheria
ablative aetheriō aetheriā aetheriō aetheriīs
vocative aetherie aetheria aetherium aetheriī aetheriae aetheria

Descendants

  • English: ethereal
  • French: éthéré
  • Italian: etereo
  • Portuguese: etéreo
  • Spanish: etéreo

References

  • “aetherius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “aetherius”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • "aetherius", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • “aetherius”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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