éter
Portuguese, noun/ˈɛ.teʁ/
éter is spelled É-T-E-R (4 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 28,488th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Éter is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “ether (diethyl ether)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “espaço celeste, universo, líquido hipotético de sustentação celestial”.
What does éter mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineether (diethyl ether)
- 2
masculineether (class of organic compounds)
- 3
masculineaether (the upper sky)
- 4
masculineether (substance once thought to fill all space)
- 5
masculineaether (classical physical element)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. espaço celeste, universo, líquido hipotético de sustentação celestial 2. composto químico que resulta da união de duas moléculas de álcool com perda de uma molécula de água
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of éter
- éters obsolete plural
- éteres plural
- ether alternative
- éther alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce éter?
- Brazil /ˈɛ.teʁ/
- Brazil [ˈɛ.teh]
- /ˈɛ.teɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to éter
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is éter in Portuguese?
éter appears 1.3 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).