нашатырь
Russian edit
Etymology edit
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”), combinated from 𐭠𐭭𐭥𐭱 (anōš /ʾnwš/, “elixir, antidote”, literally “immortal”) and 𐭠𐭲𐭥𐭥𐭩 (ʾdwr' /ādur/, “fire”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
нашаты́рь • (našatýrʹ) m inan (genitive нашатыря́, uncountable)
- (chemistry) sal ammoniac, ammonium chloride (rare mineral)
Declension edit
Declension of нашаты́рь (inan sg-only masc-form soft-stem accent-b)