lazer

English

Etymology 1

laze +‎ -er

Noun

lazer (plural lazers)

  1. 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, […]

Etymology 2

From the pronunciation of laser, where the letter 's' has the sound /z/.

Noun

lazer

  1. 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)/

  • Hyphenation: la‧zer

Noun

lazer m (plural lazeres)

  1. 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)

  1. (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
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