веер

See also: beep

Russian

веер

Etymology

According to Chernykh, from Dutch waaier in the early 18th century (revocalized under the influence of веять (vejatʹ)), from waaien (“to blow”), from Middle Dutch wâyen, from Old Dutch *wāien, from Proto-West Germanic *wāan, from Proto-Germanic *wēaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- (which is also the source of веять).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvʲe(j)ɪr]

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Noun

ве́ер • (véjer) m inan (genitive ве́ера, nominative plural веера́, genitive plural вееро́в)

1. hand-held fan

Declension

Declension of ве́ер (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-c irreg) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ве́ер véjer	веера́△ vejerá△
genitive	ве́ера véjera	вееро́в vejeróv
dative	ве́еру véjeru	веера́м vejerám
accusative	ве́ер véjer	веера́△ vejerá△
instrumental	ве́ером véjerom	веера́ми vejerámi
prepositional	ве́ере véjere	веера́х vejeráx

^△ Irregular.

Derived terms

• веерообра́зный (vejeroobráznyj)

Related terms

• ве́ерный (véjernyj)
• вееро́к m (vejerók)