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Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Via Latin aethēr (“air, sky”) from Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “heaven, upper air”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]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
[edit]| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | æter | æteren | ætere | æterene |
| genitive | æters | æterens | æteres | æterenes |
Old Swedish
[edit]Verb
[edit]gø̄rir