nectar en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈnɛk.təɹ/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈnɛk.tə/ (UK)
Etymology
From Latin nectar, from Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar, “nourishment of the gods”), from Proto-Indo-European *neḱ- (“perish, disappear”) + *-tr̥h₂ (“overcoming”), from *terh₂- (“to overcome, pass through, cross over”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The drink of the gods.
They pourd in soveraine balme and Nectar good, / Good both for erthly med'cine and for hevenly food.
1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto IV”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
- (broadly, countable, uncountable) Any delicious drink, now especially a type of sweetened fruit juice.
- (countable, uncountable) The sweet liquid secreted by flowers to attract pollinating insects and birds.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nectars | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nectarophagous · nectarize · nectarivore · amber nectar · nectarlike · nectarivorous · Thomas's nectar bat · nectariferous · nectarless · nectar scarab · Dashe's nectar bat
Relateds
nectarous · nectary · pollen · ambrosia · nectarine
Translations (176)
nl nektar (any delicious drink) · cy neithdar (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · mk нектар (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · my နတ်သုဓာ (drink of the gods) · sq menjë (drink of the gods) · kk балшырын (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · ko 꿀 (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · sq nektar (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · ga neachtar (any delicious drink) · bg некта́р (any delicious drink) · ur آبِ حَیات (drink of the gods) · et neste (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · gl néctar (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · pl nektar (drink of the gods) · nl nektar (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · fa-ira نِکْتار (any delicious drink) · ja 美酒 (any delicious drink) · ca nèctar (any delicious drink) · vi mật (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · da saftevand (any delicious drink) · is blómasafi (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · et õiemahl (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · ka ნექტარი (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · pt néctar dos deuses (drink of the gods) · te పూదేనె (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · hu nektár (drink of the gods) · et mesimahl (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · lt nektaras (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · nl nektar (drink of the gods) · et mesineste (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · io nektaro (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · ru некта́р (any delicious drink) · be нэкта́р (any delicious drink) · ko 넥타 (any delicious drink) · my ပန်းဝတ်ရည် (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · yue 花蜜 (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · cmn 美酒 (any delicious drink) · et nektar (drink of the gods) · it nettare (drink of the gods) · it nettare (any delicious drink) · hi मधुरस (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · th น้ำทิพย์ (drink of the gods) · fi mehu (any delicious drink) · ko 미주 (any delicious drink) · hy նեկտար (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · el νέκταρ (drink of the gods) · mi ngongo (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · grc νέκταρ (drink of the gods) · ro nectar (drink of the gods) · ur شِیرَۂ پُھول (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · sk nektár (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · et nektar (any delicious drink) · ja 花蜜 (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · cmn 花蜜 (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · bg некта́р (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · fr nectar (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · nn nektar (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · ca nèctar (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · ko 꽃꿀 (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · ga neachtar (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · ro nectar (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · pt néctar dos deuses (any delicious drink) · tr nektar (drink of the gods) · ga neachtar (drink of the gods) · ur رَسِ پُھول (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · nl nectar (any delicious drink) · nb nektar (drink of the gods) · uk некта́р (any delicious drink) · sh не̏ктар (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · nl nectar (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · fi linnunmaito (any delicious drink) · fa-ira شَهْد (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · uz obi hayot (drink of the gods) · sq menjë (any delicious drink) · izh mesi (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · it nettare (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · be нэкта́р (drink of the gods) · as অমিয়া (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · tr nektar (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · hi पुष्प-रस (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · pdt Bloomensauft (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · he צוּף (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · hi अमृत (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · fi nektari (any delicious drink) · el νέκταρ (any delicious drink) · bcl duga (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · hi अमृत (any delicious drink) · hy ծաղկահյութ (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · sv nektar (drink of the gods) · ru некта́р (drink of the gods) · be нэкта́р (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · tg шаҳд (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · nan-hbl 花蜜 (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · ca nèctar (drink of the gods) · fi nektari (drink of the gods) · myv улаз (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · uz gul shirasi (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · et nektar (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · de Nektar (drink of the gods) · fr nectar (any delicious drink) · hu istenek itala (drink of the gods) · kk шірне (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · sw nekta (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · hi अमरितस्राव (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · sv nektar (any delicious drink) · sw mbochi (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · be некта́р (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · de Nektar (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · cs nektar (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · my သုဓာ (drink of the gods) · ko 화밀 (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · hi मकरंद (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · ja 蜜 (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · es néctar (drink of the gods) · sl nektar (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · ja 神酒 (drink of the gods) · la nectar (drink of the gods) · uk некта́р (drink of the gods) · da nektar (any delicious drink) · th น้ำต้อย (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · da nektar (drink of the gods) · gl néctar (drink of the gods) · bg некта́р (drink of the gods) · be некта́р (drink of the gods) · mi waihonga (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · sv nektar (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · as অমিয়া (drink of the gods) · hi अमृत (drink of the gods) · eo nektaro (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · ru некта́р (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · sq mjalcë (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · hi सुधा (drink of the gods) · cs nektar (drink of the gods) · be некта́р (any delicious drink) · ur مَکْرَنْد (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · tr bal özü (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · pl nektar (any delicious drink) · ka ნექტარი (drink of the gods) · ja 神酒 (drink of the gods) · nl nectar (drink of the gods) · pt néctar (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · ur مَکَرَنْد (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · cy neithdar (drink of the gods) · sh nȅktar (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · cmn 神酒 (drink of the gods) · ko 신주 (drink of the gods) · nv chʼilátah baa hózhónii bijeeh (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · uz nektar (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · az nektar (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · et õienektar (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · el νέκταρ (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · uz gulshira (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · pl nektar (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · fi mesi (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · nn nektar (drink of the gods) · ur اَمْرِت (drink of the gods) · es néctar (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · fr nectar (drink of the gods) · vi mật hoa (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · ro nectar (any delicious drink) · izh meto (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · nb nektar (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · hu virágméz (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · lv nektārs (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · ky нектар (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · da nektar (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · sq menjë (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · fa-ira نوش (drink of the gods) · de Nektar (any delicious drink) · uk некта́р (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · pt néctar (drink of the gods) · fa-ira نوش (any delicious drink) · cmn 瓊漿 /琼浆 (drink of the gods) · hu nektár (any delicious drink) · ar رَحِيق (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) · et neste (any delicious drink)