nektar

== Danish == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar, “nourishment of the gods”), from Proto-Indo-European *néḱtr̥h₂, derived from the roots *neḱ- (“to perish, disappear”) and *terh₂- (“to overcome”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɛktaːr/, [ˈnɛɡ̊tˢɑːˀ] === Noun === nektar c (singular definite nektaren, not used in plural form) nectar == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar). === Noun === nektar m (definite singular nektaren, indefinite plural nektarer, definite plural nektarene) nectar === References === “nektar” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “nektar” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology 1 === From Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar, “nourishment of the gods”), from Proto-Indo-European *néḱtr̥h₂, derived from the roots *neḱ- (“to perish, disappear”) and *terh₂- (“to overcome”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈnɛktɑr/ ==== Noun ==== nektar m (definite singular nektaren, indefinite plural nektarar, definite plural nektarane) nectar === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /²nɛktɑr/ ==== Verb ==== nektar present of nekta === References === “nektar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɛk.tar/ Rhymes: -ɛktar Syllabification: nek‧tar === Noun === nektar m inan (related adjective nektarowy) (uncountable, botany) nectar (sweet liquid secreted by flowers to attract pollinating insects and birds) (uncountable, Greek mythology) nectar (drink of the gods) (countable, figurative, humorous) nectar (any delicious drink) Synonym: słodycz (countable, figurative) nectar (type of sweetened fruit juice) Hypernym: sok (uncountable, figurative, literary) essence (true nature of something, not accidental or illusory) Synonyms: ekstrakt, esencja, istota, substancja ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === nektar in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN nektar in Polish dictionaries at PWN nektar in PWN's encyclopedia == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar, “nourishment of the gods”), from Proto-Indo-European *néḱtr̥h₂, derived from the roots *neḱ- (“to perish, disappear”) and *terh₂- (“to overcome”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nêktar/ Hyphenation: nek‧tar === Noun === nȅktar m inan (Cyrillic spelling не̏ктар) nectar ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Noun === nektar c (botany) nectar (Greek mythology) nectar nectar (certain fruit juice) ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== ambrosia === References === “nektar”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “nektar”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “nektar”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)