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, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative neachtar
vocative a neachtair
genitive neachtair
dative neachtar
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an neachtar
genitive an neachtair
dative leis an neachtar
don neachtar

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