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aetherius

aetherius

Latin

Alternative forms

aethereus

Adjective

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

Of or pertaining to the ether, the sky, or the air or upper air; ethereal; aloft.
Of or pertaining to heaven; celestial, heavenly; sent by heaven; divine.
Of or pertaining to the upper world or of the world of the living.

Inflection

First/second declension.

Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Number	Singular				Plural
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

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

Related terms

Descendants

English: ethereal
French: éthéré
Italian: etereo
Portuguese: 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, 1883–1887)
Félix Gaffiot (1934), “aetherius”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.