nihtegale

Old English

Alternative forms

nectigalæ, næctegale, nectægalæ, nictigalæ, nehtegale, nihtegala

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *nahtigalā.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnix.teˌɡɑ.le/, [ˈniç.teˌɡɑ.le]

Noun

nihtegale f

nightingale

Declension

Declension of nihtegale (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	nihtegale	nihtegalan
accusative	nihtegalan	nihtegalan
genitive	nihtegalan	nihtegalena
dative	nihtegalan	nihtegalum

Descendants

Middle English: nyghtgale, niȝtegale, nightegale, nightgale
- English: nightgale (obsolete)
- Scots: nychtgale
- ⇒ Middle English: nyghtyngale, nightingale, niȝtingale, nyhtingale, nyȝtyngale, nightyngale
  - English: nightingale
  - Scots: nichtingale

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