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Danish
Etymology
Via Latin aethēr (“air, sky”) from Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “heaven, upper air”).
Pronunciation
Noun
æter c (singular definite æteren, plural indefinite ætere)
- (religion, uncountable) ether (the substance supposed to fill the upper regions over the clouds)
- (uncountable) ether (the atmosphere as the medium for broadcasting radio and television)
- (chemistry, uncountable) ether (diethyl ether, a colorless liquid used as an anaesthetic)
- (chemistry) ether (any compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)
Declension
Old Swedish
Verb
gø̄rir
- first-person present indicative of æta
- second-person present indicative of æta
- third-person present indicative of æta