Nestor

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Translingual

Nestor meridionalis

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Νέστωρ (Néstōr).

Proper noun

Nestor m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Strigopidae – kea and kaka.

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English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Νέστωρ (Néstōr), possibly from νέομαι (néomai, to return safely), νόστος (nóstos, homecoming).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

Nestor (plural Nestors)

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

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French

French Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

From Ancient Greek Νέστωρ (Néstōr).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Nestor m

  1. a male given name