nestor
UK/ˈnɛstə/US/ˈnɛstɚ/
nestor noun: any parrot of the genus Nestor.
Noun (1)
nestor (plural nestors)
- Any parrot of the genus Nestor.
Proper noun capitalized: Nestor
Nestor
- An old and wise king in Homer's Iliad.
- A male given name from Ancient Greek, rare in English.
- 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.1989, Oscar Hijuelos, The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →ISBN, page 4
- A surname
Noun (2) capitalized: Nestor
Nestor (plural Nestors)
nestor meaning in Tamil
nestor in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்
Forms of nestor
| plural | nestors |
|---|---|
| plural | Nestors |
Origin of nestor
From Ancient Greek Νέστωρ (Néstōr), possibly from νέομαι (néomai, “to return safely”), νόστος (nóstos, “homecoming”).
Words formed from nestor
Questions about nestor
- What does nestor mean?
- Nestor means any parrot of the genus Nestor.
- What is nestor in Tamil?
- Nestor in Tamil is நமது பூமியில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Nestor meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is nestor?
- Nestor can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce nestor?
- Nestor is pronounced /ˈnɛstə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of nestor?
- The plural of nestor is nestors.
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