luscinia

See also: Luscinia

Interlingue

Noun

luscinia (plural luscinias)

  1. nightingale

Latin
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

  1. 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

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
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