nestor

See also: Nestor

English

Noun

nestor (plural nestors)

  1. Any parrot of the genus Nestor.

Anagrams

Czech

Nestor

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnɛstor]

Noun

nestor m anim

  1. any parrot of the genus Nestor

Declension

Finnish

Etymology

< Nestor

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnestor/, [ˈne̞s̠to̞r]
  • Rhymes: -estor
  • Syllabification(key): nes‧tor

Noun

nestor

  1. doyen (the senior, or eldest male member of a group)

Declension

Inflection of nestor (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative nestor nestorit
genitive nestorin nestorien
partitive nestoria nestoreja
illative nestoriin nestoreihin
singular plural
nominative nestor nestorit
accusative nom. nestor nestorit
gen. nestorin
genitive nestorin nestorien
partitive nestoria nestoreja
inessive nestorissa nestoreissa
elative nestorista nestoreista
illative nestoriin nestoreihin
adessive nestorilla nestoreilla
ablative nestorilta nestoreilta
allative nestorille nestoreille
essive nestorina nestoreina
translative nestoriksi nestoreiksi
abessive nestoritta nestoreitta
instructive nestorein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of nestor (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative nestorini nestorini
accusative nom. nestorini nestorini
gen. nestorini
genitive nestorini nestorieni
partitive nestoriani nestorejani
inessive nestorissani nestoreissani
elative nestoristani nestoreistani
illative nestoriini nestoreihini
adessive nestorillani nestoreillani
ablative nestoriltani nestoreiltani
allative nestorilleni nestoreilleni
essive nestorinani nestoreinani
translative nestorikseni nestoreikseni
abessive nestorittani nestoreittani
instructive
comitative nestoreineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative nestorisi nestorisi
accusative nom. nestorisi nestorisi
gen. nestorisi
genitive nestorisi nestoriesi
partitive nestoriasi nestorejasi
inessive nestorissasi nestoreissasi
elative nestoristasi nestoreistasi
illative nestoriisi nestoreihisi
adessive nestorillasi nestoreillasi
ablative nestoriltasi nestoreiltasi
allative nestorillesi nestoreillesi
essive nestorinasi nestoreinasi
translative nestoriksesi nestoreiksesi
abessive nestorittasi nestoreittasi
instructive
comitative nestoreinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative nestorimme nestorimme
accusative nom. nestorimme nestorimme
gen. nestorimme
genitive nestorimme nestoriemme
partitive nestoriamme nestorejamme
inessive nestorissamme nestoreissamme
elative nestoristamme nestoreistamme
illative nestoriimme nestoreihimme
adessive nestorillamme nestoreillamme
ablative nestoriltamme nestoreiltamme
allative nestorillemme nestoreillemme
essive nestorinamme nestoreinamme
translative nestoriksemme nestoreiksemme
abessive nestorittamme nestoreittamme
instructive
comitative nestoreinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative nestorinne nestorinne
accusative nom. nestorinne nestorinne
gen. nestorinne
genitive nestorinne nestorienne
partitive nestorianne nestorejanne
inessive nestorissanne nestoreissanne
elative nestoristanne nestoreistanne
illative nestoriinne nestoreihinne
adessive nestorillanne nestoreillanne
ablative nestoriltanne nestoreiltanne
allative nestorillenne nestoreillenne
essive nestorinanne nestoreinanne
translative nestoriksenne nestoreiksenne
abessive nestorittanne nestoreittanne
instructive
comitative nestoreinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative nestorinsa nestorinsa
accusative nom. nestorinsa nestorinsa
gen. nestorinsa
genitive nestorinsa nestoriensa
partitive nestoriaan
nestoriansa
nestorejaan
nestorejansa
inessive nestorissaan
nestorissansa
nestoreissaan
nestoreissansa
elative nestoristaan
nestoristansa
nestoreistaan
nestoreistansa
illative nestoriinsa nestoreihinsa
adessive nestorillaan
nestorillansa
nestoreillaan
nestoreillansa
ablative nestoriltaan
nestoriltansa
nestoreiltaan
nestoreiltansa
allative nestorilleen
nestorillensa
nestoreilleen
nestoreillensa
essive nestorinaan
nestorinansa
nestoreinaan
nestoreinansa
translative nestorikseen
nestoriksensa
nestoreikseen
nestoreiksensa
abessive nestorittaan
nestorittansa
nestoreittaan
nestoreittansa
instructive
comitative nestoreineen
nestoreinensa

Further reading

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Νέστωρ (Néstōr), the name of an elderly warrior in Homer's Iliad who frequently offers advice to the other characters.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛs.tɔr/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛstɔr
  • Syllabification: nes‧tor
  • Homophone: Nestor

Noun

nestor m pers (female equivalent nestorka)

  1. doyen, senior (oldest member of the family by age)
    Synonym: senior
    Antonym: junior
  2. doyen, elder, senior (eldest or most experienced member of a group)
    Synonyms: patriarcha, senior

Declension

Noun

nestor m animal

  1. nestor, New Zealand parrot (any parrot of the genus Nestor)

Declension

Further reading

  • nestor in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • nestor in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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