Nestor

See also: nestor

Translingual

Nestor meridionalis

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Νέστωρ (Néstōr).

Proper noun

Nestor m

1. 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), †Nestor productus - species

References

• Nestor (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Nestor on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• 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

1. (Greek mythology) An old and wise king in Homer's Iliad.
2. 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

• Korean: 네스토르 (Neseutoreu)
• Russian: Не́стор (ru) m (Néstor)
• Spanish: Néstor (es)
• Ukrainian: Не́стор (Néstor)

Noun

Nestor (plural Nestors)

1. A wise old man, especially one who serves as a counselor or adviser.

See also

• Nestor (legend) in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

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

1. a male given name