эфир
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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)
Declension
declension of эфир
| singular (жекеше) | plural (көпше) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (атау септік) | эфир (éfir) | эфирлер (éfirler) |
| genitive (ілік септік) | эфирдің (éfirdıñ) | эфирлердің (éfirlerdıñ) |
| dative (барыс септік) | эфирге (éfirge) | эфирлерге (éfirlerge) |
| accusative (табыс септік) | эфирді (éfirdı) | эфирлерді (éfirlerdı) |
| locative (жатыс септік) | эфирде (éfirde) | эфирлерде (éfirlerde) |
| ablative (шығыс септік) | эфирден (éfirden) | эфирлерден (éfirlerden) |
| instrumental (көмектес септік) | эфирмен (éfirmen) | эфирлермен (éfirlermen) |
Russian
Alternative forms
- эѳи́ръ (efír) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “upper air”).
Pronunciation
Noun
эфи́р • (efír) m inan (genitive эфи́ра, nominative plural эфи́ры, genitive plural эфи́ров)
- ether (organic chemistry: a compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)
- (historical, physics) luminiferous aether, aether
- Synonym: светоно́сный эфи́р (svetonósnyj efír)
- (alchemy) ether
- (broadcasting) air, broadcast
- в эфи́ре ― v efíre ― on air
- прямо́й эфи́р ― prjamój efír ― live broadcast (literally, “direct ether”)
Declension
Related terms
- прямо́й эфи́р (prjamój efír)
- эфи́рный (efírnyj)