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 эфі́ріu efírion air
    прамы́ эфі́рpramý efírlive broadcast (literally, “direct ether”)

Declension

  • прамы́ эфі́р (pramý efír)
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