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night⋅in⋅gale
[nahyt-n-geyl, nahy-ting-] 
–noun
| any of several small, Old World, migratory birds of the thrush family, esp. Luscinia megarhynchos, of Europe, noted for the melodious song of the male, given chiefly at night during the breeding season. |
Origin:
1200–50; ME nightyngale, nasalized var. of nightegale, OE nihtegale, c. G Nachtigall, lit., night singer (cf. OE galan sing; akin to yell )
1200–50; ME nightyngale, nasalized var. of nightegale, OE nihtegale, c. G Nachtigall, lit., night singer (cf. OE galan sing; akin to yell )
Night⋅in⋅gale
[nahyt-n-geyl, nahy-ting-] –noun
| Florence (“the Lady with the Lamp”), 1820–1910, English nurse: reformer of hospital conditions and procedures; reorganizer of nurse's training programs. |
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| night·in·gale (nīt'n-gāl', nī'tĭng-) n.
[Middle English, from Old English nihtegale : niht, night; see night + galan, to sing; see ghel-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
| Night·in·gale (nīt'n-gāl', nī'tĭng-) British nurse who organized (1854) and directed a unit of field nurses during the Crimean War and is considered the founder of modern nursing. |
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Nightingale
Night"in*gale\, n. [OE. nihtegale,nightingale, AS. nihtegale; niht night + galan to sing, akin to E. yell; cf. D. nachtegaal, OS. nahtigala, OHG. nahtigala, G. nachtigall, Sw. n["a]ktergal, Dan. nattergal. See Night, and Yell.]1. (Zo["o]l.) A small, plain, brown and gray European song bird (Luscinia luscinia). It sings at night, and is celebrated for the sweetness of its song. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A larger species (Lucinia philomela), of Eastern Europe, having similar habits; the thrush nightingale. The name is also applied to other allied species. Mock nightingale. (Zo["o]l.) See Blackcap, n., 1 (a) .
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Language Translation for : nightingale
Spanish:
ruiseñor,
German:
die Nachtigall,
Japanese:
ナイチンゲール
nightingale
O.E. næctigalæ, compound formed in P.Gmc. (cf. Du. nachtegaal, Ger. Nachtigall) from *nakht- "night" (see night) + *galon "to sing," related to O.E. giellan "yell" (see yell). With parasitic -n- that appeared c.1250. Dutch nightingale "frog" is attested from 1769. In Japanese, "nightingale floor" is said to be the term for boards that creak when you walk on them.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Nightingale Night·in·gale (nīt'n-gāl', nī'tĭng-), Florence. 1820-1910.
British nurse who organized (1854) and directed a unit of field nurses during the Crimean War and is considered the founder of modern nursing.
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