neachtar

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed 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

neachtar m (genitive singular neachtair)

1. (mythology) nectar (drink of the gods)
2. (botany) nectar (sweet flower liquid)
3. (by extension) nectar (fruit juice)

Declension

Declension of neachtar

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative neachtar Vocative a neachtair Genitive neachtair Dative neachtar

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an neachtar Genitive an neachtair Dative leis an neachtar don neachtar

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “neachtar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “neachtar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “neachtar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024