nachtegaal
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Middle Dutch nachtegale, from Old Dutch *nahtagala, from Proto-West Germanic *nahtigalā.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈnɑx.təˌɣaːl/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: nach‧te‧gaal
- Rhymes: -ɑxtəɣaːl
- Homophone: Nachtegaal
Noun
[edit]nachtegaal m (plural nachtegalen, diminutive nachtegaaltje n)
- the nightingale, Luscinia megarhynchos (songbird)
- 1946, Anton van Wilderode, “Ivoor en brood”, in Dietsche Warande en Belfort, volume 91, page 2:
- IN ITHACA ZINGEN DE NACHTEGALEN / boven de cederwouden bij de zee / die op de rotsen ruischt als aan cimbalen; / de sterren bloeien tot een wilde sneeuw.
- In Ithaca the nightingales sing / above the cedar woods at the sea / that rustles against the rocks as if against cymbals; / the stars bloom into a wild snow.
- (figuratively) vocal talent, born singer
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Afrikaans: nagtegaal
- → West Frisian: nachtegael, nachtegeal, nachtegeale
Further reading
[edit]- nachtegaal on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
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