Swedish noun

en eter

ether

Meaning

ether

In Swedish: atmosfär

Forms

Forms of eter
Singular, indefiniteen eter
Singular, definiteetern

eter is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor eter, den stora etern. Check another noun

Practise eter

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Is it en eter or ett eter?

eter in a sentence

  • programmet går ut i etern om en timme
    the programme is on the air in an hour
  • Lasse arbetade på en lokalradiostation eftersom han gillade att sända sina tankar ut i etern
    Lasse worked at a local radio station because he liked to broadcast his thoughts out into the ether

Words built with eter

  • eterlösning ether solution

Questions

What does eter mean in English?

eter means “ether”.

Is it en eter or ett eter?

It is en eter, and “the ether” is etern.

Origin

Ultimately from Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr); possibly via Latin or Old French.

Nearby common words

eter is number 9,945 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 9,941tecknat animated cartoons
  • 9,942jänkare an American, a Yank (person from the United States), a full-size American car from around the 1950s to 1970s, commonly with a V8 engine
  • 9,943blåbär whortleberry, blueberry
  • 9,944egendomlig strange, remarkable
  • 9,946fullvuxen full-grown, adult
  • 9,947förtal slander, defamation
  • 9,948instruktör instructor
  • 9,949nit blank (lottery ticket), rivet
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