Nestor
See also: nestor
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Νέστωρ (Néstōr).
Proper noun
Nestor m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Strigopidae – kea and kaka.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Psittaciformes – order; Strigopoidea - superfamily; Nestoridae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Nestor meridionalis (New Zealand kaka) – type species; Nestor notabilis (kea) – extant species
References
- Nestor (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Nestor on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Nestor on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Νέστωρ (Néstōr), possibly from νέομαι (néomai, “to return safely”), νόστος (nóstos, “homecoming”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnɛstə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnɛstɚ/
Proper noun
Nestor
- (Greek mythology) An old and wise king in Homer's Iliad.
- A male given name from Ancient Greek, rare in English.
- 1989, Oscar Hijuelos, The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →ISBN, page 4:
- Standing in her entrance, two men in white silk suits and butterfly-looking lace bow ties, black instrument cases by their side and black-brimmed white hats in their hands–my father, Nestor Castillo, thin and broad-shouldered, and Uncle Cesar, thickset and immense.
Translations
male given name
Noun
Nestor (plural Nestors)
See also
Anagrams
- noters, tenors, sterno-, Trones, Stoner, Treons, rest on, tensor, trones, Sterno, Nortes, toners, Reston, stoner, -setron
French
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Νέστωρ (Néstōr).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɛs.tɔʁ/
Proper noun
Nestor m
- a male given name