эфир

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Kazakh[edit]

Alternative scripts
Arabic ەفير
Cyrillic эфир
Latin efir
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Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

эфир (éfir)

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

Declension[edit]

Russian[edit]

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Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ɪˈfʲir]
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

эфи́р (efírm inan (genitive эфи́ра, nominative plural эфи́ры, genitive plural эфи́ров)

  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”)

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Descendants[edit]

  • Kazakh: эфир (éfir)