Masculine

néctar

Meaning

  1. (masculine) the drink of the gods
  2. (broadly, masculine) any drink considered extremely good
  3. (masculine) nectar (sweet liquid secreted by flowers)

Concepts

Translations

nèctar

νέκταρ

nektar

رحيق

Göttertrank

رَحِيق

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈnɛk.tɐʁ/
Etymology

In summary

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”).

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