أَثِير noun (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere)
أَثِير noun ((organic chemistry) compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)

Armenian

4 entries

եթեր noun (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere)
եթեր noun (substance once thought to fill all unoccupied space)
եթեր noun ((organic chemistry) diethyl ether)
եթեր noun ((organic chemistry) compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)

Belarusian

4 entries

эфі́р noun (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere)
эфі́р noun (substance once thought to fill all unoccupied space)
эфі́р noun ((organic chemistry) diethyl ether)
эфі́р noun ((organic chemistry) compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)

Bulgarian

4 entries

ете́р noun (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere)
ете́р noun (substance once thought to fill all unoccupied space)
ете́р noun ((organic chemistry) compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)
ефи́р noun (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere)

Catalan

1 entries

Èter name (Roman God)

Chinese Cantonese

2 entries

乙醚 noun ((organic chemistry) diethyl ether)
醚 noun ((organic chemistry) compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

乙醚 noun ((organic chemistry) diethyl ether)
以太 noun (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere)
以太 noun (substance once thought to fill all unoccupied space)
醚 noun ((organic chemistry) compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)

Czech

1 entries

éter noun (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere)

Danish

4 entries

æter noun (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere)
æter noun (substance once thought to fill all unoccupied space)
æter noun ((organic chemistry) diethyl ether)
æter noun ((organic chemistry) compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)

Dutch

4 entries

ether noun (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere)
ether noun (substance once thought to fill all unoccupied space)
ether noun ((organic chemistry) diethyl ether)
ether noun ((organic chemistry) compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)

Esperanto

4 entries

etero noun (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere)
etero noun (substance once thought to fill all unoccupied space)
etero noun ((organic chemistry) diethyl ether)
etero noun ((organic chemistry) compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)

Faroese

1 entries

etur noun ((organic chemistry) diethyl ether)

Finnish

3 entries

eetteri noun (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere)
eetteri noun (substance once thought to fill all unoccupied space)
eetteri noun ((organic chemistry) compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)

French

3 entries

éther noun (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere)
éther noun (substance once thought to fill all unoccupied space)
éther noun ((organic chemistry) compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)

Galician

4 entries

éter noun (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere)
éter noun (substance once thought to fill all unoccupied space)
éter noun ((organic chemistry) diethyl ether)
éter noun ((organic chemistry) compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)

Georgian

1 entries

ეთერი noun (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere)

German

4 entries

Ether noun (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere)
Ether noun ((organic chemistry) compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)
Äther noun (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere)
Äther noun (substance once thought to fill all unoccupied space)

Greek

4 entries

αιθέρας noun (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere)
αιθέρας noun (substance once thought to fill all unoccupied space)
αιθέρας noun ((organic chemistry) compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)
διαιθυλαιθέρας noun ((organic chemistry) diethyl ether)

Hebrew

1 entries

אתר noun ((organic chemistry) compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)

Hindi

4 entries

आकाश noun (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere)
ईथर noun (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere)
ईथर noun (substance once thought to fill all unoccupied space)
ईथर noun ((organic chemistry) diethyl ether)

Hungarian

4 entries

éter noun (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere)
éter noun (substance once thought to fill all unoccupied space)
éter noun ((organic chemistry) diethyl ether)
éter noun ((organic chemistry) compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)

Icelandic

3 entries

ljósvaki noun (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere)
ljósvaki noun (substance once thought to fill all unoccupied space)
ljósvaki noun ((organic chemistry) compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)

Italian

4 entries

etere noun (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere)
etere noun (substance once thought to fill all unoccupied space)
etere noun ((organic chemistry) diethyl ether)
etere noun ((organic chemistry) compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)

Japanese

4 entries

イーサー noun (substance once thought to fill all unoccupied space)
エーテル noun (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere)
エーテル noun (substance once thought to fill all unoccupied space)
エーテル noun ((organic chemistry) diethyl ether)

Khmer

1 entries

អេទែ noun ((organic chemistry) compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)

Korean

4 entries

아이테르 noun (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere)
아이테르 noun (substance once thought to fill all unoccupied space)
에터 noun ((organic chemistry) compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)
에테르 noun ((organic chemistry) compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)

Macedonian

1 entries

етер noun (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere)

Malay

1 entries

eter noun ((organic chemistry) diethyl ether)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries

eter noun (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere)
eter noun (substance once thought to fill all unoccupied space)
eter noun ((organic chemistry) compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)

Norwegian Nynorsk

3 entries

eter noun (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere)
eter noun (substance once thought to fill all unoccupied space)
eter noun ((organic chemistry) compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)

Persian

2 entries

اتر noun ((organic chemistry) compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)
اثیر noun (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere)

Polish

4 entries

eter noun (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere)
eter noun (substance once thought to fill all unoccupied space)
eter noun ((organic chemistry) diethyl ether)
eter noun ((organic chemistry) compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)

Portuguese

4 entries

éter noun (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere)
éter noun (substance once thought to fill all unoccupied space)
éter noun ((organic chemistry) diethyl ether)
éter noun ((organic chemistry) compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)

Romanian

3 entries

eter noun (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere)
eter noun (substance once thought to fill all unoccupied space)
eter noun ((organic chemistry) compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)

Russian

4 entries

Эфир name (ancient American figure of Mormon theology)
эфи́р noun (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere)
эфи́р noun (substance once thought to fill all unoccupied space)
эфи́р noun ((organic chemistry) diethyl ether)

Sanskrit

1 entries

आकाश noun (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere)

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries

adhar fìnealta noun (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere)
adhar fìnealta noun (substance once thought to fill all unoccupied space)
adhar fìnealta noun ((organic chemistry) compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries

éter noun (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere)
е́тер noun (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere)

Slovak

1 entries

éter noun (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere)

Slovene

1 entries

eter noun (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere)

Spanish

4 entries

Éter name (ancient American figure of Mormon theology)
éter noun (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere)
éter noun (substance once thought to fill all unoccupied space)
éter noun ((organic chemistry) compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)

Swedish

4 entries

eter noun (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere)
eter noun (substance once thought to fill all unoccupied space)
eter noun ((organic chemistry) diethyl ether)
eter noun ((organic chemistry) compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)

Turkish

4 entries

esîr noun (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere)
eter noun (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere)
eter noun ((organic chemistry) diethyl ether)
eter noun ((organic chemistry) compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)

Ukrainian

4 entries

діетилете́р noun ((organic chemistry) diethyl ether)
ете́р noun (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere)
ете́р noun (substance once thought to fill all unoccupied space)
ете́р noun ((organic chemistry) compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)

Vietnamese

1 entries

ê-te noun (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere)

Welsh

4 entries

ether noun (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere)
ether noun (substance once thought to fill all unoccupied space)
ether noun ((organic chemistry) diethyl ether)
ether noun ((organic chemistry) compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)

Sample sentences

32 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The plane seemed to just disappear into the ether.

Source: tatoeba (3116624)

"While running rivers hasten to the main, / while yon pure ether feeds the stars with light, / while shadows round the hill-slopes wax and wane, / thy fame, wher'er I go, thy praises shall remain."

Source: tatoeba (6797852)

Finally it was on September 30th 1846 that the chemical ether was used for the first time as a medical anesthetic.

Source: tatoeba (11091642)

On Wings the Birds through Æther glide, / And Fiſhes cut with Fins the Tide.

Source: wiktionary

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