néctar
See also: nectar
Galician
Etymology
From Latin nectar, from Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar), from Proto-Indo-European *néḱtr̥h₂, derived from the roots *neḱ- (“to perish, disappear”) and *terh₂- (“to overcome”).
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin nectar, from Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar), from Proto-Indo-European *néḱtr̥h₂, derived from the roots *neḱ- (“to perish, disappear”) and *terh₂- (“to overcome”).
Pronunciation
- (Paulista) IPA(key): /ˈnɛk.taɾ/, /ˈnɛk.taɹ/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈnɛk.taɾ/, /ˈnɛk.taɻ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈnɛk.taɾ/
Noun
néctar m (plural néctares)
Synonyms
- (good drink): néctar dos deuses
Coordinate terms
- (drink of the gods): ambrosia
Spanish
Alternative forms
- néstar (Chile, hypercorrective, vulgar)
Etymology
From Latin nectar, from Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar), from Proto-Indo-European *néḱtr̥h₂, derived from the roots *neḱ- (“to perish, disappear”) and *terh₂- (“to overcome”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈneɡtaɾ/, [ˈneɣt̪aɾ]
Noun
néctar m (plural néctares)
Derived terms
- nectarino
Further reading
- “néctar” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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