nestor

See also: Nestor

English

Noun

nestor (plural nestors)

1. Any parrot of the genus Nestor.

Anagrams

• noters, tenors, sterno-, Trones, Stoner, Treons, rest on, tensor, trones, Sterno, Nortes, toners, Reston, stoner, -setron

Czech

Nestor

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɛstor]

Noun

nestor m anim

1. any parrot of the genus Nestor

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	nestor	nestoři, nestorové
genitive	nestora	nestorů
dative	nestorovi, nestoru	nestorům
accusative	nestora	nestory
vocative	nestore	nestoři, nestorové
locative	nestorovi, nestoru	nestorech
instrumental	nestorem	nestory

Declension of nestor (hard masculine animate)

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

• “nestor”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Polish

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nestory

Wikipedia ^pl

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/

• Audio:

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• 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

	singular	plural
nominative	nestor	nestorzy/nestory (deprecative)
genitive	nestora	nestorów
dative	nestorowi	nestorom
accusative	nestora	nestorów
instrumental	nestorem	nestorami
locative	nestorze	nestorach
vocative	nestorze	nestorzy

Declension of nestor

Noun

nestor m animal

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

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	nestor	nestory
genitive	nestora	nestorów
dative	nestorowi	nestorom
accusative	nestora	nestory
instrumental	nestorem	nestorami
locative	nestorze	nestorach
vocative	nestorze	nestory

Declension of nestor

Further reading

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