lazer
English
Etymology 1
laze + -er
Noun
lazer (plural lazers)
- One who lazes.
- 1977, Ray Bradbury, Long After Midnight (page 10)
- He had worked on the motor and run it from city to dead city, through the lands of the idlers and roustabouts, the dreamers and lazers, […]
- 1977, Ray Bradbury, Long After Midnight (page 10)
Etymology 2
From the pronunciation of laser, where the letter 's' has the sound /z/.
Noun
lazer
- Misspelling of laser.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese lezer, from Latin licēre (“to be allowed; to be permitted”). Possibly influenced by Old French leisir (compare Galician lecer).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /laˈze(ʁ)/ [laˈze(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /laˈze(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /laˈze(ʁ)/ [laˈze(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /laˈze(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐˈzeɾ/
- Hyphenation: la‧zer
Noun
lazer m (plural lazeres)
- leisure (time free from engagement)
Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from French laser or from English laser.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (standard) /ˈla.zæɾ/, /-zɛɾ/
- IPA(key): (mispronunciation) /ˈɫa.zæɾ/, /-zɛɾ/
- Hyphenation: la‧zer
Noun
lazer (definite accusative lazeri, plural lazerler)
- (physics) laser
Declension
Declension of lazer
singular (tekil) | plural (çoğul) | |
---|---|---|
nominative (yalın) | lazer | lazerler |
definite accusative (belirtme) | lazeri | lazerleri |
dative (yönelme) | lazere | lazerlere |
locative (bulunma) | lazerde | lazerlerde |
ablative (ayrılma) | lazerden | lazerlerden |
genitive (tamlayan) | lazerin | lazerlerin |
Derived terms
- lazer ışını
Further reading
- lazer in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “lazer”, in Nişanyan Sözlük