νεκτάρεος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From νέκταρ (néktar) +‎ -εος (-eos).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /nek.tá.re.os/ → /nekˈta.re.os/ → /nekˈta.re.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /nek.tá.re.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /nekˈta.re.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /nekˈta.re.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /nekˈta.re.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /nekˈta.re.os/

Adjective

νεκτάρεος • (nektáreos) m (feminine νεκτᾰρέᾱ, neuter νεκτάρεον); first/second declension

1. (of garments) fragrant
2. sweet (as nectar)

Declension

First and second declension of νεκτᾰ́ρεος; νεκτᾰρέᾱ; νεκτᾰ́ρεον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		νεκτᾰ́ρεος nektắreos	νεκτᾰρέᾱ nektăréā	νεκτᾰ́ρεον nektắreon		νεκτᾰρέω nektăréō	νεκτᾰρέᾱ nektăréā	νεκτᾰρέω nektăréō		νεκτᾰ́ρεοι nektắreoi	νεκτᾰ́ρεαι nektắreai	νεκτᾰ́ρεᾰ nektắreă
Genitive		νεκτᾰρέου nektăréou	νεκτᾰρέᾱς nektăréās	νεκτᾰρέου nektăréou		νεκτᾰρέοιν nektăréoin	νεκτᾰρέαιν nektăréain	νεκτᾰρέοιν nektăréoin		νεκτᾰρέων nektăréōn	νεκτᾰρέων nektăréōn	νεκτᾰρέων nektăréōn
Dative		νεκτᾰρέῳ nektăréōi	νεκτᾰρέᾳ nektăréāi	νεκτᾰρέῳ nektăréōi		νεκτᾰρέοιν nektăréoin	νεκτᾰρέαιν nektăréain	νεκτᾰρέοιν nektăréoin		νεκτᾰρέοις nektăréois	νεκτᾰρέαις nektăréais	νεκτᾰρέοις nektăréois
Accusative		νεκτᾰ́ρεον nektắreon	νεκτᾰρέᾱν nektăréān	νεκτᾰ́ρεον nektắreon		νεκτᾰρέω nektăréō	νεκτᾰρέᾱ nektăréā	νεκτᾰρέω nektăréō		νεκτᾰρέους nektăréous	νεκτᾰρέᾱς nektăréās	νεκτᾰ́ρεᾰ nektắreă
Vocative		νεκτᾰ́ρεε nektắree	νεκτᾰρέᾱ nektăréā	νεκτᾰ́ρεον nektắreon		νεκτᾰρέω nektăréō	νεκτᾰρέᾱ nektăréā	νεκτᾰρέω nektăréō		νεκτᾰ́ρεοι nektắreoi	νεκτᾰ́ρεαι nektắreai	νεκτᾰ́ρεᾰ nektắreă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		νεκτᾰρέως nektăréōs				νεκτᾰρεώτερος nektăreṓteros				νεκτᾰρεώτᾰτος nektăreṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of νεκτᾰ́ρεος; νεκτᾰρέη; νεκτᾰ́ρεον (Ionic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		νεκτᾰ́ρεος nektắreos	νεκτᾰρέη nektăréē	νεκτᾰ́ρεον nektắreon		νεκτᾰρέω nektăréō	νεκτᾰρέᾱ nektăréā	νεκτᾰρέω nektăréō		νεκτᾰ́ρεοι nektắreoi	νεκτᾰ́ρεαι nektắreai	νεκτᾰ́ρεᾰ nektắreă
Genitive		νεκτᾰρέου nektăréou	νεκτᾰρέης nektăréēs	νεκτᾰρέου nektăréou		νεκτᾰρέοιν nektăréoin	νεκτᾰρέαιν nektăréain	νεκτᾰρέοιν nektăréoin		νεκτᾰρέων nektăréōn	νεκτᾰρεέων / νεκτᾰρεῶν nektăreéōn / nektăreôn	νεκτᾰρέων nektăréōn
Dative		νεκτᾰρέῳ nektăréōi	νεκτᾰρέῃ nektăréēi	νεκτᾰρέῳ nektăréōi		νεκτᾰρέοιν nektăréoin	νεκτᾰρέαιν nektăréain	νεκτᾰρέοιν nektăréoin		νεκτᾰρέοισῐ / νεκτᾰρέοισῐν / νεκτᾰρέοις nektăréoisĭ(n) / nektăréois	νεκτᾰρέῃσῐ / νεκτᾰρέῃσῐν nektăréēisĭ(n)	νεκτᾰρέοισῐ / νεκτᾰρέοισῐν / νεκτᾰρέοις nektăréoisĭ(n) / nektăréois
Accusative		νεκτᾰ́ρεον nektắreon	νεκτᾰρέην nektăréēn	νεκτᾰ́ρεον nektắreon		νεκτᾰρέω nektăréō	νεκτᾰρέᾱ nektăréā	νεκτᾰρέω nektăréō		νεκτᾰρέους nektăréous	νεκτᾰρέᾱς nektăréās	νεκτᾰ́ρεᾰ nektắreă
Vocative		νεκτᾰ́ρεε nektắree	νεκτᾰρέη nektăréē	νεκτᾰ́ρεον nektắreon		νεκτᾰρέω nektăréō	νεκτᾰρέᾱ nektăréā	νεκτᾰρέω nektăréō		νεκτᾰ́ρεοι nektắreoi	νεκτᾰ́ρεαι nektắreai	νεκτᾰ́ρεᾰ nektắreă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		νεκτᾰρέως nektăréōs				νεκτᾰρεώτερος nektăreṓteros				νεκτᾰρεώτᾰτος nektăreṓtătos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

• → Latin: nectareus
  • Italian: nettareo
  • → English: nectareous

Further reading

• “νεκτάρεος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• νεκτάρεος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• νεκτάρεος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “νεκτάρεος”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
• “νεκτάρεος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “νεκτάρεος”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter