Ether

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Old French ether, from Latin aether (“the upper pure, bright air”), from Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “upper air”), from αἴθω (aíthō, “to burn, shine”). Doublet of Aether. ==== Pronunciation ==== Hyphenation: E‧ther ==== Proper noun ==== Ether (Roman mythology) The god-personification of the bright, glowing upper air of heaven. He is the Roman counterpart of Aether. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Ethereum. ==== Noun ==== Ether (plural Ether) (cryptocurrencies) A unit of the Ethereum digital currency, ETH. Coordinate term: gas ===== Alternative forms ===== ether === Etymology 3 === ==== Proper noun ==== Ether (Mormonism) The ancient American prophet of Mormon theology who wrote the Book of Ether in the Book of Mormon. ===== Translations ===== === Further reading === Aether (mythology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Aether (classical element) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Ether (Book of Mormon) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Ethereum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Ehret, Reeth, rethe, theer, there, three == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeːtər/, [ˈʔeː.tɐ] Hyphenation: Ether === Noun === Ether n (strong, genitive Ethers, plural Ether) (organic chemistry) alternative form of Äther (“ether as a chemical substance”) ==== Usage notes ==== This spelling is now standard in scientific terminology, in order to distinguish clearly from the non-scientific senses of Äther. In general use this distinction is, as yet, rarely made. ==== Declension ====