нашатырь

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Russian нашатырь (našatyrʹ) (since 16th c.), from Persian نشادر (nošâdor, nošâder, “sal ammoniac”) probably via some Turkic intermediary, from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭭𐭥𐭱𐭠𐭲𐭥𐭥𐭩 (*ʾnwšʾdwr /⁠*anōšādur⁠/, “immortal fire”), combined from 𐭠𐭭𐭥𐭱 (anōš /⁠ʾnwš⁠/, “elixir, antidote”, literally “immortal”) and 𐭠𐭲𐭥𐭥𐭩 (ʾdwr' /⁠ādur⁠/, “fire”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nəʂɐˈtɨrʲ]
  • Rhymes: -ɨrʲ

Noun

нашаты́рь • (našatýrʹ) m inan (genitive нашатыря́, uncountable)

  1. (chemistry, rare) sal ammoniac, ammonium chloride (rare mineral)
  2. (colloquial) short for нашатырный спирт (našatyrnyj spirt, “ammoniac-water mixture”)

Declension

Declension of нашаты́рь (inan sg-only masc-form soft-stem accent-b) 
singular
nominative нашаты́рь
našatýrʹ
genitive нашатыря́
našatyrjá
dative нашатырю́
našatyrjú
accusative нашаты́рь
našatýrʹ
instrumental нашатырём
našatyrjóm
prepositional нашатыре́
našatyré
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