aetherius

Latin

Alternative forms

• aethereus

Etymology

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

Adjective

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

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.
3. Of or pertaining to the upper world or of the world of the living.

Inflection

Number	Singular				Plural
Case \ Gender	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	aetheriīs	aetheriīs
accusative	aetherium	aetheriam	aetherium		aetheriōs	aetheriās	aetheria
ablative	aetheriō	aetheriā	aetheriō		aetheriīs	aetheriīs	aetheriīs
vocative	aetherie	aetheria	aetherium		aetheriī	aetheriae	aetheria

Synonyms

• (divine): dīvīnus
• (heavenly, celestial): caeles, caelestīnus, caelestis, caelicus, supernus

Related terms

• aethēr
• aethra

Descendants

• English: ethereal
• French: éthéré
• Italian: etereo

References

• aetherius in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879