Nestor
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Translingual [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Latin
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈnɛstər/
Proper noun [edit]
Nestor
- A taxonomic genus within the family Strigopidae — the kea and kaka.
References [edit]
- 2006, Gill, F. and Wright, M., Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276:
English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Ancient Greek Νέστωρ (Néstôr), possibly from (neisthai, “to return safely”), (nostos, “homecoming”).
Pronunciation [edit]
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Proper noun [edit]
Nestor
- (Greek mythology) An old and wise king in Homer's Iliad.
- A male given name, rare in English.
- An old counselor
