эфір
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Belarusian
Alternative forms
- этэ́р (etér) — Taraškievica orthography
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “upper air”).
Pronunciation
Noun
эфі́р • (efír) m inan (genitive эфі́ру, nominative plural эфі́ры, genitive plural эфі́раў, relational adjective эфі́рны)
- ether (organic chemistry: a compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)
- (historical, physics) luminiferous aether, aether
- (alchemy) ether
- (broadcasting) air, ether
- у эфі́рі ― u efíri ― on air
- прамы́ эфі́р ― pramý efír ― live broadcast (literally, “direct ether”)
Declension
Declension of эфі́р (inan hard masc-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | эфі́р efír |
эфі́ры efíry |
| genitive | эфі́ру efíru |
эфі́раў efíraŭ |
| dative | эфі́ру efíru |
эфі́рам efíram |
| accusative | эфі́р efír |
эфі́ры efíry |
| instrumental | эфі́рам efíram |
эфі́рамі efírami |
| locative | эфі́ры efíry |
эфі́рах efírax |
| count form | — | эфі́ры1 efíry1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
Related terms
- прамы́ эфі́р (pramý efír)