luscinia

See also: Luscinia

Latin
luscinia (nightingale)

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from luscus (“one-eyed”) + canō (“sing”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /lusˈki.ni.a/, [ɫ̪ʊs̠ˈkɪniä]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /luʃˈʃi.ni.a/, [luʃˈʃiːniä]

Noun

luscinia f (genitive lusciniae); first declension

  1. nightingale

Declension

First-declension noun.

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
  • Italian: usignolo
  • Old French: losseignol, lourseignos
  • Old Occitan: rossinhol
  • Romansch: luschaina

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
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