nihtegale

== Old English == === Alternative forms === nectigalæ, næctegale, nectægalæ, nictigalæ, nehtegale, nihtegala === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *nahtigalā. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnix.teˌɡɑ.le/, [ˈniç.teˌɡɑ.le] === Noun === nihtegale f nightingale ==== Declension ==== Weak n-stem: ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: nyghtgale, niȝtegale, nightegale, nightgaleEnglish: nightgale (obsolete)Scots: nychtgale ⇒ Middle English: nyghtyngale, nightingale, niȝtingale, nyhtingale, nyȝtyngale, nightyngaleEnglish: nightingaleScots: nichtingale