эфир

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic ەفير
Cyrillic эфир
Latin efir

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian эфир (efir), from Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr, upper air).

Noun

эфир • (éfir)

  1. (physics) ether
  2. (organic chemistry) ether
  3. (broadcasting) air

Declension

Declension of эфир
singular plural
nominative эфир (éfir) эфирлер (éfirler)
genitive эфирдің (éfirdıñ) эфирлердің (éfirlerdıñ)
dative эфирге (éfirge) эфирлерге (éfirlerge)
accusative эфирді (éfirdı) эфирлерді (éfirlerdı)
locative эфирде (éfirde) эфирлерде (éfirlerde)
ablative эфирден (éfirden) эфирлерден (éfirlerden)
instrumental эфирмен (éfirmen) эфирлермен (éfirlermen)

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr, upper air).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɪˈfʲir]
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Noun

эфи́р • (efírm inan (genitive эфи́ра, nominative plural эфи́ры, genitive plural эфи́ров, relational adjective эфи́рный)

  1. ether (organic chemistry: a compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)
  2. (historical, physics) luminiferous aether, aether
    Synonym: светоно́сный эфи́р (svetonósnyj efír)
  3. (alchemy) ether
  4. (broadcasting) air, broadcast
    в эфи́реv efíreon air
    прямо́й эфи́рprjamój efírlive broadcast (literally, “direct ether”)

Declension

Derived terms

Phrases
  • прямо́й эфи́р m (prjamój efír)
Borrowed

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: efir
  • Kazakh: эфир (éfir)