Ether
German, noun/ˈeːtər/
Ether is spelled E-T-H-E-R (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 67,080th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ether is a German neuter noun meaning “alternative form of Äther (“ether as a chemical substance”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “verschiedene organische Verbindungen mit einer Sauerstoffbrücke als funktionelle Gruppe”.
What does Ether mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuteralternative form of Äther (“ether as a chemical substance”)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. verschiedene organische Verbindungen mit einer Sauerstoffbrücke als funktionelle Gruppe
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Ether
- Ethers genitive
- Ethern dative definite plural
- Äther alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ether?
- /ˈeːtər/
- [ˈʔeː.tɐ]
- [ˈeːtɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Ether
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Ether in German?
Ether appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).