"αἰθήρ" meaning in Ancient Greek

See αἰθήρ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ai̯.tʰɛ̌ːr/, /ɛˈθir/, /eˈθir/, /ai̯.tʰɛ̌ːr/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ɛˈtʰe̝r/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ɛˈθir/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /eˈθir/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /eˈθir/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From αἴθω (aíthō). Head templates: {{grc-noun|αἰθέρος|m|third}} αἰθήρ • (aithḗr) m (genitive αἰθέρος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|αἰθήρ|αἰθέρος}} Forms: aithḗr [romanization], αἰθέρος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ὁ αἰθήρ [nominative, singular], τὼ αἰθέρε [dual, nominative], οἱ αἰθέρες [nominative, plural], τοῦ αἰθέρος [genitive, singular], τοῖν αἰθέροιν [dual, genitive], τῶν αἰθέρων [genitive, plural], τῷ αἰθέρῐ [dative, singular], τοῖν αἰθέροιν [dative, dual], τοῖς αἰθέρσῐ [dative, plural], αἰθέρσῐν [dative, plural], toîs aithérsi [dative, plural], toîs aithérsin [dative, plural], τὸν αἰθέρᾰ [accusative, singular], τὼ αἰθέρε [accusative, dual], τοὺς αἰθέρᾰς [accusative, plural], αἰθήρ [singular, vocative], αἰθέρε [dual, vocative], αἰθέρες [plural, vocative]
  1. heaven
    Sense id: en-αἰθήρ-grc-noun-gY7-RqbC
  2. aether; ether Categories (topical): Nature
    Sense id: en-αἰθήρ-grc-noun-RvYv8Gfl Disambiguation of Nature: 0 64 10 26 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 5 46 23 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 42 19 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 60 9 29
  3. theoretical medium of great elasticity and extreme thinness of consistency supposed to fill all unoccupied space and transmit light and heat
    Sense id: en-αἰθήρ-grc-noun-6C~q7nzV Categories (other): Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension: 10 20 48 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 42 19 36
  4. The upper or purer air as opposed to erebus (Ἔρεβος (Érebos)), the lower or dirtier air; the clear sky.
    Sense id: en-αἰθήρ-grc-noun-GRzpFNIn Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 42 19 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ὑπαίθριος (hupaíthrios)

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "hupaíthrios",
      "word": "ὑπαίθριος"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "αιθήρ",
            "3": ";",
            "4": "αιθέρας"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: αιθήρ (aithír); αιθέρας (aithéras)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: αιθήρ (aithír); αιθέρας (aithéras)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ar",
            "2": "أَثِير",
            "bor": "1",
            "t": "air"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Arabic: أَثِير (ʔaṯīr, “air”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Arabic: أَثِير (ʔaṯīr, “air”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bg",
            "2": "етер",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bulgarian: етер (eter)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bulgarian: етер (eter)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "he",
            "2": "אתר",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "eter"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hebrew: אתר (eter)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hebrew: אתר (eter)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "aethēr",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: aethēr",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: aethēr (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xcl",
            "2": "եթեր",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Armenian: եթեր (etʻer)\n→ Armenian: եթեր (etʻer) (learned)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Armenian: եթեր (etʻer)\n→ Armenian: եթեր (etʻer) (learned)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fa",
            "2": "اثیر",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "asir"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Persian: اثیر (asir)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Persian: اثیر (asir)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "eter",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: eter",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: eter"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "эфи́р",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: эфи́р (efír)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: эфи́р (efír)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bg",
            "2": "ефир",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bulgarian: ефир (efir)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bulgarian: ефир (efir)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
            "2": "-",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Serbo-Croatian:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Serbo-Croatian:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
            "2": "етар",
            "sclb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Cyrillic script: етар",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Cyrillic script: етар"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
            "2": "etar",
            "sclb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Latin script: etar",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Latin script: etar"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "uk",
            "2": "ефі́р",
            "3": "ете́р",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ukrainian: ефі́р (efír), ете́р (etér)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ukrainian: ефі́р (efír), ете́р (etér)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From αἴθω (aíthō).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "aithḗr",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἰθέρος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ αἰθήρ",
      "roman": "ho aithḗr",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ αἰθέρε",
      "roman": "tṑ aithére",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ αἰθέρες",
      "roman": "hoi aithéres",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ αἰθέρος",
      "roman": "toû aithéros",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν αἰθέροιν",
      "roman": "toîn aithéroin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν αἰθέρων",
      "roman": "tôn aithérōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ αἰθέρῐ",
      "roman": "tôi aithéri",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν αἰθέροιν",
      "roman": "toîn aithéroin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς αἰθέρσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἰθέρσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs aithérsi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs aithérsin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν αἰθέρᾰ",
      "roman": "tòn aithéra",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ αἰθέρε",
      "roman": "tṑ aithére",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς αἰθέρᾰς",
      "roman": "toùs aithéras",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἰθήρ",
      "roman": "aithḗr",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἰθέρε",
      "roman": "aithére",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἰθέρες",
      "roman": "aithéres",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "αἰθέρος",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "third"
      },
      "expansion": "αἰθήρ • (aithḗr) m (genitive αἰθέρος); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "αἰθήρ",
        "2": "αἰθέρος"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "heaven"
      ],
      "id": "en-αἰθήρ-grc-noun-gY7-RqbC",
      "links": [
        [
          "heaven",
          "heaven"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "5 46 23 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 42 19 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 60 9 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 64 10 26",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Nature",
          "orig": "grc:Nature",
          "parents": [
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "aether; ether"
      ],
      "id": "en-αἰθήρ-grc-noun-RvYv8Gfl",
      "links": [
        [
          "aether",
          "aether"
        ],
        [
          "ether",
          "ether"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "10 20 48 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 42 19 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "theoretical medium of great elasticity and extreme thinness of consistency supposed to fill all unoccupied space and transmit light and heat"
      ],
      "id": "en-αἰθήρ-grc-noun-6C~q7nzV"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "4 42 19 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The upper or purer air as opposed to erebus (Ἔρεβος (Érebos)), the lower or dirtier air; the clear sky."
      ],
      "id": "en-αἰθήρ-grc-noun-GRzpFNIn",
      "links": [
        [
          "air",
          "air"
        ],
        [
          "erebus",
          "erebus"
        ],
        [
          "Ἔρεβος",
          "Ἔρεβος#Ancient_Greek"
        ],
        [
          "sky",
          "sky"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ai̯.tʰɛ̌ːr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛˈθir/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈθir/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ai̯.tʰɛ̌ːr/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛˈtʰe̝r/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛˈθir/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈθir/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈθir/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "aether"
  ],
  "word": "αἰθήρ"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Ancient Greek 2-syllable words",
    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek oxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek third-declension nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "grc:Nature"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "hupaíthrios",
      "word": "ὑπαίθριος"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "αιθήρ",
            "3": ";",
            "4": "αιθέρας"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: αιθήρ (aithír); αιθέρας (aithéras)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: αιθήρ (aithír); αιθέρας (aithéras)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ar",
            "2": "أَثِير",
            "bor": "1",
            "t": "air"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Arabic: أَثِير (ʔaṯīr, “air”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Arabic: أَثِير (ʔaṯīr, “air”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bg",
            "2": "етер",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bulgarian: етер (eter)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bulgarian: етер (eter)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "he",
            "2": "אתר",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "eter"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hebrew: אתר (eter)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hebrew: אתר (eter)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "aethēr",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: aethēr",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: aethēr (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xcl",
            "2": "եթեր",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Armenian: եթեր (etʻer)\n→ Armenian: եթեր (etʻer) (learned)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Armenian: եթեր (etʻer)\n→ Armenian: եթեր (etʻer) (learned)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fa",
            "2": "اثیر",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "asir"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Persian: اثیر (asir)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Persian: اثیر (asir)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "eter",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: eter",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: eter"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "эфи́р",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: эфи́р (efír)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: эфи́р (efír)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bg",
            "2": "ефир",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bulgarian: ефир (efir)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bulgarian: ефир (efir)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
            "2": "-",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Serbo-Croatian:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Serbo-Croatian:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
            "2": "етар",
            "sclb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Cyrillic script: етар",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Cyrillic script: етар"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
            "2": "etar",
            "sclb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Latin script: etar",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Latin script: etar"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "uk",
            "2": "ефі́р",
            "3": "ете́р",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ukrainian: ефі́р (efír), ете́р (etér)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ukrainian: ефі́р (efír), ете́р (etér)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From αἴθω (aíthō).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "aithḗr",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἰθέρος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ αἰθήρ",
      "roman": "ho aithḗr",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ αἰθέρε",
      "roman": "tṑ aithére",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ αἰθέρες",
      "roman": "hoi aithéres",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ αἰθέρος",
      "roman": "toû aithéros",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν αἰθέροιν",
      "roman": "toîn aithéroin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν αἰθέρων",
      "roman": "tôn aithérōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ αἰθέρῐ",
      "roman": "tôi aithéri",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν αἰθέροιν",
      "roman": "toîn aithéroin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς αἰθέρσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἰθέρσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs aithérsi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs aithérsin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν αἰθέρᾰ",
      "roman": "tòn aithéra",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ αἰθέρε",
      "roman": "tṑ aithére",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς αἰθέρᾰς",
      "roman": "toùs aithéras",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἰθήρ",
      "roman": "aithḗr",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἰθέρε",
      "roman": "aithére",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἰθέρες",
      "roman": "aithéres",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "αἰθέρος",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "third"
      },
      "expansion": "αἰθήρ • (aithḗr) m (genitive αἰθέρος); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "αἰθήρ",
        "2": "αἰθέρος"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "heaven"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "heaven",
          "heaven"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "aether; ether"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "aether",
          "aether"
        ],
        [
          "ether",
          "ether"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "theoretical medium of great elasticity and extreme thinness of consistency supposed to fill all unoccupied space and transmit light and heat"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The upper or purer air as opposed to erebus (Ἔρεβος (Érebos)), the lower or dirtier air; the clear sky."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "air",
          "air"
        ],
        [
          "erebus",
          "erebus"
        ],
        [
          "Ἔρεβος",
          "Ἔρεβος#Ancient_Greek"
        ],
        [
          "sky",
          "sky"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ai̯.tʰɛ̌ːr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛˈθir/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈθir/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ai̯.tʰɛ̌ːr/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛˈtʰe̝r/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛˈθir/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈθir/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈθir/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "aether"
  ],
  "word": "αἰθήρ"
}

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