LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

aethra

aethra f (genitive aethrae)
Classical[ˈae̯.tʰra]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛː.tra]

Meaning

  1. feminineThe sky or ether's shine, skylight, diffuse sky radiation (the exact understanding or use depends on a given author's view of what aethēr is, and can refer to cosmic starlight under the belief that ether fills up space; least controversially it implies the blue sky of noon or, as rubra aethra, the red sky of sunset).

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeaethraaethrae
genitiveaethraeaethrārum
dativeaethraeaethrīs
accusativeaethramaethrās
ablativeaethrāaethrīs
vocativeaethraaethrae

aethra, ae, f., = αἴθρα [v. aestas],
I. the upper, pure air, the bright, clear, serene sky: aetheris splendor, qui sereno caelo conspicitur, Serv. ad Verg. A. 3, 585 (poet.): flammea, Jul. ap. Macr. 6, 4 (Trag. Rel. p. 228 Rib.): siderea, Verg. A. 3, 585.—
II. Transf., like aether, the sky, air, heavens: surgere in aethram, Lucr. 6, 467: volans rubrā ales in aethrā, Verg. A. 12, 247; so Sil. 4, 103; Stat. S. 1, 2, 135 al. (but in Cic. N. D. 2, 15, 42, the correct read. is aethere, B. and K.).
Aethra, ae, f., = Αἴθρα.
I. Daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, mother of Hyas (in Hyg. Fab. 192 called Pleione), Ov. F. 5, 171.—
II. Daughter of Piltheus and mother of Theseus, acc. to Ov. H. 10, 131, and Hyg. Fab. 37.

Origins

From Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “sky; ether”).

Descendants
  • Italianetra

Quick answers

What does aethra mean in Latin?
aethra, a noun, means “The sky or ether's shine, skylight, diffuse sky radiation (the exact understanding or use depends on a given author's view of what aethēr is, and can refer to cosmic starlight under the belief that ether fills up space; ”.
What is the genitive of aethra?
The genitive singular is aethrae. aethra is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce aethra?
In classical Latin, [ˈae̯.tʰra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɛː.tra].