nektar - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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”).
nektar c (singular definite nektaren, not used in plural form)
From Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar).
nektar m (definite singular nektaren, indefinite plural nektarer, definite plural nektarene)
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”).
nektar m (definite singular nektaren, indefinite plural nektarar, definite plural nektarane)
nektar
- “nektar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar).
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
(nouns):
(nouns):
- nektar in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- nektar in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- nektar in PWN's encyclopedia
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”).
nȅktar m (Cyrillic spelling не̏ктар)
nektar c