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”).
Noun
néctar m (uncountable)
- nectar
Related terms
- nectario
Portuguese
Etymology
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
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈnɛk.tɐʁ/ [ˈnɛk.tɐh]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈnɛk.tɐɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈnɛk.tɐʁ/ [ˈnɛk.tɐχ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈnɛk.taɻ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈnɛ.ktaɾ/
Noun
néctar m (plural néctares)
- (mythology) the drink of the gods
- (by extension) any drink considered extremely good
- Synonym: néctar dos deuses
- (botany) nectar (sweet liquid secreted by flowers)
Coordinate terms
- (drink of the gods): ambrosia
Related terms
- nectar-
- nectáreo
- nectarífero
- nectarina
- nectarino
- nectário
- nectarívoro
- nectarizar
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/ [ˈneɣ̞.t̪aɾ]
- Rhymes: -eɡtaɾ
- Syllabification: néc‧tar
Noun
néctar m (plural néctares)
- nectar (the drink of the gods)
- nectar (any delicious drink)
- (botany) nectar (the sweet liquid secreted by flowers)
Derived terms
- nectarino
Related terms
- nectáreo
- nectarina
Further reading
- “néctar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Anagrams
- centra, trance