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Etymology 1

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From Latin nectar (genitive nectaris), from Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar), from Proto-Indo-European *néḱtr̥h₂, derived from the roots *neḱ- (to perish) and *terh₂- (to overcome).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nettare m (plural nettari)

  1. nectar
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Etymology 2

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From netto (clear) +‎ -are (1st conjugation verbal suffix) or directly from Latin nitidāre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /netˈta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: net‧tà‧re

Verb

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nettàre (first-person singular present nétto or nètto[1], first-person singular past historic nettài, past participle nettàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, rare, literary) to clean, clean up
    Synonym: pulire
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References

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  1. ^ netto in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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