эфір

Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɛˈfʲir]

Noun

эфі́р • (efír) m inan (genitive эфі́ру, nominative plural эфі́ры, genitive plural эфі́раў, relational adjective эфі́рны)

  1. ether (organic chemistry: a compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)
  2. (historical, physics) luminiferous aether, aether
  3. (alchemy) ether
  4. (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.

  • прамы́ эфі́р (pramý efír)
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