Russian

Alternative forms

• эѳи́ръ ‎(efír) (Pre-reform orthography)

Noun

эфи́р • ‎(efír) m inan ‎(genitive эфи́ра, nominative plural эфи́ры, genitive plural эфи́ров)

1. ether (organic chemistry: a compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)
2. (physics) ether
3. (alchemy) ether
4. (broadcasting) air

   в эфи́ре‎

   v efíre

   on air

   прямо́й эфи́р‎

   prjamój efír

   live broadcast (literally: direct ether)

Declension

Related terms

• прямо́й эфи́р ‎(prjamój efír)
• эфи́рный ‎(efírnyj)