aetherius

Latin

Alternative forms

• aethereus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αἰθέριος (aithérios).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ae̯ˈtʰɛ.ri.ʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [eˈtɛː.ri.us]

Adjective

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

1. Of or pertaining to the sky, ether (aethēr was polysemic; see there for definitions)
   • 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 1.682:

     Cum latet, aetheriā spargite sēmen aquā.

     When it lies hidden [in the ground], sprinkle the seed with ethereal water.
     (The imperative spargite here is invoking Terra and Ceres.)

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

Related terms

• aethēr
• aethra

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, 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.