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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀέριος (aérios, “high in the air”), from ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
āerius (feminine āeria, neuter āerium); first/second-declension adjective
- Of or pertaining to the air, aerial.
- Rising aloft, high, airy.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
Derived terms
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References
- “aerius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- aerius in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- aerius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “aerius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray