nektar
Danish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar, “nourishment of the gods”), from Proto-Indo-European *néḱtr̥h₂, derived from the roots *neḱ- (“to perish, disappear”) and *terh₂- (“to overcome”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɛktaːr/, [ˈnɛɡ̊tˢɑːˀ]
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar).
Noun
nektar m (definite singular nektaren, indefinite plural nektarer, definite plural nektarene)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar, “nourishment of the gods”), from Proto-Indo-European *néḱtr̥h₂, derived from the roots *neḱ- (“to perish, disappear”) and *terh₂- (“to overcome”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɛktɑr/
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²nɛktɑr/
References
- “nektar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɛk.tar/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛktar
- Syllabification: nek‧tar
Noun
nektar m inan (related adjective nektarowy)
- (uncountable, botany) nectar (sweet liquid secreted by flowers to attract pollinating insects and birds)
- (uncountable, Greek mythology) nectar (drink of the gods)
- (countable, figurative, humorous) nectar (any delicious drink)
- Synonym: słodycz
- (countable, figurative) nectar (type of sweetened fruit juice)
- Hypernym: sok
- (uncountable, figurative, literary) essence (true nature of something, not accidental or illusory)
- Synonyms: ekstrakt, esencja, istota, substancja
Declension
Derived terms
- nektarnik
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar, “nourishment of the gods”), from Proto-Indo-European *néḱtr̥h₂, derived from the roots *neḱ- (“to perish, disappear”) and *terh₂- (“to overcome”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nêktar/
- Hyphenation: nek‧tar
Swedish
Declension
Declension of nektar | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | nektar | nektarn | — | — |
Genitive | nektars | nektarns | — | — |