nectareus

== Latin == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek νεκτάρεος (nektáreos). By surface analysis, nectar +‎ -eus (“-y”, suffix denoting source of an attribute). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [nɛkˈta.re.ʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [nekˈtaː.re.us] === Noun === nectareus (feminine nectarea, neuter nectareum); first/second-declension adjective nectarine, sweet, delicious ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Descendants ==== Italian: nettareo → English: nectareous