previous next
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.).
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

The National Endowment for the Humanities provided support for entering this text.

hide Dictionary Entry Lookup
Use this tool to search for dictionary entries in all lexica.
Search for in
hide References (5 total)
  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (5):
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 12.247
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 3.585
    • Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 6.467
    • Cicero, de Natura Deorum, 2.15
    • Statius, Silvae, 1.2
hide Display Preferences
Greek Display:
Arabic Display:
View by Default:
Browse Bar: