Nachtigall
German
Etymology
From Middle High German nahtegal(e), from Old High German nahtagala, from Proto-West Germanic *nahtigalā (literally “she who sings during the night”). Related with Nacht and gellen. Middle High German unstressed -eg- regularly yields modern -ig- (compare the suffix -ig and words like Bräutigam). Cognate with Dutch nachtegaal, English nightingale (which see for more).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnaxtiɡal/, [ˈnaχ.ti.ɡal], [ˈnax-], [-tɪ-]
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Noun
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- nightingale (bird)
Declension
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Derived terms
Descendants
- → Saterland Frisian: Nachtigal
Further reading
- “Nachtigall” in Duden online
- “Nachtigall” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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