luscinia
See also: Luscinia
Interlingue
Noun
luscinia (plural luscinias)
- nightingale
Latin
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luscinia (nightingale)
Alternative forms
- luscinius
Etymology
Possibly from luscus (“one-eyed”) + canō (“sing”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /lusˈki.ni.a/, [ɫʊsˈkɪ.ni.a]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /luˈʃi.ni.a/, [luʃˈʃiː.ni.a]
Noun
luscinia f (genitive lusciniae); first declension
- nightingale
Declension
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | luscinia | lusciniae |
| Genitive | lusciniae | lusciniārum |
| Dative | lusciniae | lusciniīs |
| Accusative | lusciniam | lusciniās |
| Ablative | lusciniā | lusciniīs |
| Vocative | luscinia | lusciniae |
Derived terms
- lusciniola
Descendants
- Catalan: rossinyol
- Galician: reiseñor
- Italian: usignolo
- Occitan: rossinhòl
- → French: rossignol
- → Ladin: rusignûl
- → Portuguese: rouxinol
- → French: rossignol
- Old French: losseignol, lourseignos
- Romansh: luschaina
- Spanish: ruiseñor
See also
- luscinius
References
- 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