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English
Proper noun
Ethyl
- Alternative form of Ethel: a female given name.
1993 May 16, “Return to New York”, in Jeeves and Wooster, Series 3, Episode 6:R. Jeeves: In my experience, ladies who spell Gladys with a W are seldom noted for their reliability, sir. It gives them romantic notions.
B.W. Wooster: With a W, Jeeves? No, no, no, no. You spell it with a G.
R. Jeeves: If I might draw your attention to the signature on the portrait, sir.
B.W. Wooster: Good Lord! G-W?
R. Jeeves: I blame Alfred Lord Tennyson and his Idylls of the King. It also accounts for Kathryn, Ysabel, and Ethyl, all spelt with a Y, but Gwladys is a particularly virulent form, sir.
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German
Etymology
From Ether + -yl.
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Noun
Ethyl n (strong, genitive Ethyls, no plural)
- (organic chemistry) Alternative form of Äthyl
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