Dictionary formaer, aeris(masculine)
Translation
air; atmosphere, weather
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Grammar
Cases
| Case | singular |
|---|---|
| Nominativethe subject | aer |
| Vocativecalling someone: O ... | aer |
| Accusativethe direct object; after ad, in (into), per | aerem |
| Genitiveof | aeris |
| Dativeto, for | aeri |
| Ablativeby, with, from; after a, ab, cum, de, e, ex, in (in), sine | aere |
Examples
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The air is pure in the mountains.
volant.
Birds fly through the air.
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The nature of the air changes.
trahimus.
We draw the air in with our breath.
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Fire rises into the air.
Aer, aeris, m. A loan from Greek, and it shows: the noun keeps a Greek accusative aera beside the regular Latin aerem, and it is masculine despite a nominative that looks neuter. Both accusatives are common, so learn the pair together.
Classically aer is the lower air, the misty stuff near the ground that weather happens in; the bright upper air is aether, and the two are not interchangeable in poetry. Watch the genitive: aeris is also the genitive of aes, bronze. Italian mal aria, bad air, is how English got malaria, back when the disease was blamed on marsh vapours rather than mosquitoes, and the same root gives aerial, aeroplane and aerobic.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 5, lesson 11: aer, porro, aes and 6 more words.