luscinia
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See also: Luscinia
Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly from luscus (“one-eyed”) + canō (“sing”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /lusˈki.ni.a/, [ɫ̪ʊs̠ˈkɪniä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /luʃˈʃi.ni.a/, [luʃˈʃiːniä]
Noun
[edit]luscinia f (genitive lusciniae); first declension
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | luscinia | lusciniae |
Genitive | lusciniae | lusciniārum |
Dative | lusciniae | lusciniīs |
Accusative | lusciniam | lusciniās |
Ablative | lusciniā | lusciniīs |
Vocative | luscinia | lusciniae |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Italian: usignolo
- Old French: losseignol, lourseignos
- Old Occitan: rossinhol
- Romansch: luschaina
References
[edit]- “luscinia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “luscinia”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- luscinia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.