Есфирь

Russian

Alternative forms

Эсфи́рь (Esfírʹ)
Эсѳи́рь (Esfírʹ) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Есѳи́рь (Jesfírʹ) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἐσθήρ (Esthḗr), from Biblical Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר (ʾestēr).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [(j)ɪˈsfʲirʲ]

Proper noun

Есфи́рь • (Jesfírʹ) f anim (genitive Есфи́ри)

Esther (biblical figure)
a female given name, Yesfir, from Hebrew, equivalent to English Esther

Declension

Declension of Есфи́рь (anim sg-only fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a)

	singular
nominative	Есфи́рь Jesfírʹ
genitive	Есфи́ри Jesfíri
dative	Есфи́ри Jesfíri
accusative	Есфи́рь Jesfírʹ
instrumental	Есфи́рью Jesfírʹju
prepositional	Есфи́ри Jesfíri

Derived terms

Фи́ра (Fíra) (short form)

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