neachtar
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]neachtar m (genitive singular neachtair)
- (mythology) nectar (drink of the gods)
- (botany) nectar (sweet flower liquid)
- (by extension) nectar (fruit juice)
Declension
[edit]Declension of neachtar
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “neachtar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “neachtar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “neachtar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Categories:
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *neḱ-
- Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *terh₂-
- Irish terms borrowed from Latin
- Irish terms derived from Latin
- Irish terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Irish lemmas
- Irish nouns
- Irish masculine nouns
- ga:Mythology
- ga:Botany
- Irish first-declension nouns
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