Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - nightingale
Связанные словари
Nightingale
Рейтинг статьи:
См. в других словарях
1.
(nightingales) A nightingale is a small brown bird. The male, which can be heard at night, sings beautifully. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
2.
biographical name Florence 1820-1910 English nurse & philanthropist NIGHTINGALE noun Etymology: Middle English, alteration of Old English nihtegale, from niht + galan to sing — more at yell Date: 13th century an Old World thrush (Luscinia megarhynchos syn. Erithacus megarhynchos) noted for the sweet usually nocturnal song of the male; also any of various other birds noted for their sweet song or for singing at night ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
n. any small reddish-brown bird of the genus Luscinia, esp. L. megarhynchos, of which the male sings melodiously, esp. at night. Etymology: OE nihtegala (whence obs. nightgale) f. Gmc: for -n- cf. FARTHINGALE ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
4.
соловей (Luscinia); южный западный соловей (Luscinia megarhynchos) – common nightingale – Peking nightingale – thrush nightingale ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
5.
1. зоол. соловей (западный) (Luscinia luscinia) 2. соловей to sing like a nightingale —- заливаться соловьем Id: Dutch nightingale —- лягушка Id: nightingales will not sing in a cage —- посл. не нужна соловью золотая клетка, а нужна зеленая ветка ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
Англо-русский словарь
7.
- O.E. nжctigalж, compound formed in P.Gmc. from *nakht- "night" (from PIE *nokt-) + *galon "to sing," related to O.E. giellan "yell." With parasitic -n-. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
Вопрос-ответ:
Похожие слова
Ссылка для сайта или блога:
Ссылка для форума (bb-код):
Самые популярные термины
1 | 12715 | |
2 | 2608 | |
3 | 2445 | |
4 | 1708 | |
5 | 1673 | |
6 | 988 | |
7 | 978 | |
8 | 862 | |
9 | 782 | |
10 | 780 | |
11 | 745 | |
12 | 737 | |
13 | 686 | |
14 | 679 | |
15 | 643 | |
16 | 639 | |
17 | 638 | |
18 | 630 | |
19 | 614 | |
20 | 610 |