LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
nounfirst/second-declension adjective

nectareus

nectareus (feminine nectarea, neuter nectareum)
Classical[nɛkˈta.re.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[nekˈtaː.re.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivenectarine, sweet, delicious

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativenectareus
nectarea, nectareum		nectareī
nectareae, nectarea
genitivenectareī
nectareae		nectareōrum
nectareārum
dativenectareō
nectareae		nectareīs
accusativenectareum
nectaream		nectareōs
nectareās, nectarea
ablativenectareō
nectareā		nectareīs
vocativenectaree
nectarea, nectareum		nectareī
nectareae, nectarea

nectărĕus (nectărĭus), a, um, adj. nectar,
I. of or belonging to nectar, nectared: nectareis quod alatur aquis, Ov. M. 7, 707. —
II. Transf.
A. Sweet or delicious as nectar: Falernum, Mart. 13, 108: fontes, Claud. Nupt. Honor. et Mar. 209.—
B. Subst.: nectărĕa, ae, f. (sc. herba), the plant elecampane, used for flavoring wine, which was hence called nectarites, Plin. 14, 16, 19. § 108.

Origins

From Ancient Greek νεκτάρεος (nektáreos). By surface analysis, nectar + -eus (“-y”, suffix denoting source of an attribute).

Descendants
  • Italiannettareo
  • Englishnectareous

In English words that came into English from nectareus

  • nectareousnectareus

Quick answers

What does nectareus mean in Latin?
nectareus, a noun, means “nectarine, sweet, delicious”.
What is the genitive of nectareus?
The genitive singular is nectarea. nectareus is first/second-declension adjective.
How do you pronounce nectareus?
In classical Latin, [nɛkˈta.re.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [nekˈtaː.re.us].