nihtegale
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *nahtigalā.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnix.teˌɡɑ.le/, [ˈniç.teˌɡɑ.le]
Noun
nihtegale f
Declension
Weak feminine (n-stem):
| 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