rossinhol

See also: rossinhòl

Old Occitan

Alternative forms

• rossignol

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *rusciniolus, from Vulgar Latin lusciniola, diminutive of Classical Latin luscinia. Compare Catalan rossinyol.

Noun

rossinhol m (oblique plural rossinhols, nominative singular rossinhols, nominative plural rossinhol)

1. nightingale

Descendants

• Occitan: rossinhòl
  • → French: rossignol
  • → Walloon: råskignoû
  • →? Italian: usignolo, usignuolo, rusignuolo
  • → Galician: rousinol, reiseñor
  • → Ladin: rusignûl
  • →? Piedmontese: arsigneul
  • → Portuguese: rouxinol, roixinol, reixinol
  • → Spanish: ruiseñor