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

1. 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