aetherius

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αἰθέριος (aithérios, of or pertaining to the upper air; ethereal, heavenly).

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. Of or pertaining to the ether, the sky, or the air or upper air; ethereal; aloft.
  2. Of or pertaining to heaven; celestial, heavenly; sent by heaven; divine.
    • 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 1.682:
      Cum latet, aetheriā spargite sēmen aqua.
      When it lies hidden , sprinkle the seed with heavenly water.
      (The imperative plural spargite here is invoking the goddesses Terra and Ceres.)
  3. Of or pertaining to the upper world or of the world of the living.

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

Synonyms

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’s 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.