эфир

Kazakh

Cyrillic эфир (éfir)
Arabic ەفير
Latin

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

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɪˈfʲir]
  • (file)

Noun

эфи́р (efír) m 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”)

Declension

Descendants

  • Kazakh: эфир (éfir)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.