aerius

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἀέριος (aérios, high in the air), from ἀήρ (aḗr, air).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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āerius (feminine āeria, neuter āerium); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to the air, aerial.
  2. Rising aloft, high, airy.

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Catalan: aeri
  • English: aerial, aerian
  • Galician: aéreo
  • Italian: aereo
  • Old French: aerïen
  • Portuguese: aéreo
  • Spanish: aéreo

References

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  • aerius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • aerius in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • aerius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • aerius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray