nettare

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin nectar (genitive nectaris), from Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar), from Proto-Indo-European *néḱtr̥h₂, derived from the roots *neḱ- (to perish) and *terh₂- (to overcome).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛt.ta.re/
  • Rhymes: -ɛttare
  • Hyphenation: nèt‧ta‧re

Noun

nettare m (plural nettari)

  1. nectar
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From netto (clear) + -are (1st conjugation verbal suffix) or directly from Latin nitidāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /netˈta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: net‧tà‧re

Verb

nettàre (first-person singular present nétto or nètto[1], first-person singular past historic nettài, past participle nettàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, rare, literary) to clean, clean up
    Synonym: pulire
Conjugation
Derived terms

References

  1. netto in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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