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philomela.

nightingale;

9 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[pʰɪ.ɫɔˈmeː.ɫa]Classical-Latin[fi.loˈmɛː.la]
  1. The swallow.

    declension-1 · literary
  2. The nightingale.

    declension-1 · literary
Where this word comes from

Figurative usage of Philomēla, from Ancient Greek Φιλομήλη (Philomḗlē), from φίλος (phílos, “love”) + μῆλον (mêlon, “apple; fruit; sheep”), but folk-etymologized since at least Ovid's time as "lover of song".

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