эфір

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• этэ́р (etér) — Taraškievica orthography

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.

Related terms

• прамы́ эфі́р (pramý efír)