neachtar

Irish

Etymology

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

neachtar m (genitive singular neachtair)

  1. (mythology) nectar (drink of the gods)
  2. (botany) nectar (sweet flower liquid)
  3. (by extension) nectar (fruit juice)

Declension
Declension of neachtar

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative neachtar
Vocative a neachtair
Genitive neachtair
Dative neachtar

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an neachtar
Genitive an neachtair
Dative leis an neachtar

don neachtar

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