néctar
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See also: nectar
Galician[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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”).
Noun[edit]
néctar m (uncountable)
Related terms[edit]
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing 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[edit]
- Hyphenation: néc‧tar
Noun[edit]
néctar m (plural néctares)
- (mythology) the drink of the gods
- Coordinate term: ambrosia
- (by extension) any drink considered extremely good
- Synonym: néctar dos deuses
- (botany) nectar (sweet liquid secreted by flowers)
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “néctar” in iDicionário Aulete.
- “néctar” in Dicionário inFormal.
- “néctar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “néctar” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “néctar” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
- “néctar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
néctar m (plural néctares)
- nectar (the drink of the gods)
- nectar (any delicious drink)
- (botany) nectar (the sweet liquid secreted by flowers)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “néctar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Anagrams[edit]
Categories:
- Galician terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Galician terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *neḱ-
- Galician terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *terh₂-
- Galician terms derived from Latin
- Galician terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Galician lemmas
- Galician nouns
- Galician uncountable nouns
- Galician masculine nouns
- gl:Plants
- Portuguese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Portuguese terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *neḱ-
- Portuguese terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *terh₂-
- Portuguese terms borrowed from Latin
- Portuguese learned borrowings from Latin
- Portuguese terms derived from Latin
- Portuguese terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Portuguese 2-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese nouns
- Portuguese countable nouns
- Portuguese masculine nouns
- pt:Mythology
- pt:Botany
- pt:Beverages
- Spanish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Spanish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *neḱ-
- Spanish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *terh₂-
- Spanish terms derived from Latin
- Spanish terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Spanish 2-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/eɡtaɾ
- Rhymes:Spanish/eɡtaɾ/2 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish nouns
- Spanish countable nouns
- Spanish masculine nouns
- es:Botany
- es:Beverages
- es:Greek mythology
- es:Roman mythology