Nachtigall

== German == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle High German nahtegal, nahtegale, from Old High German nahtagala, from Proto-West Germanic *nahtigalā (literally “she who sings during the night”). Related to 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-] === Noun === Nachtigall f (genitive Nachtigall, plural Nachtigallen) nightingale (bird) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Nachtigallenboden ==== Related terms ==== Nacht gellen ==== Descendants ==== → Saterland Frisian: Nachtigal === Further reading === “Nachtigall” in Duden online “Nachtigall” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache