donzelle
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle French dansielle, donselle, donzelle, from Old French donzele, borrowed from Old Occitan donçela, from Vulgar Latin *domnicella, from earlier *dominicella (literally “little maidenly (woman)”), from Classical Latin domina (“mistress”) + -ica + -ella. Compare also Italian donzella, Old Occitan donçela. Doublet of damoiselle and demoiselle.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
donzelle f (plural donzelles)
Further reading[edit]
- “donzelle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
donzelle f pl
Norman[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French damoisele, from Vulgar Latin *domnicella, from Classical Latin domina (“mistress”), from domus (“house”), from Proto-Indo-European *dṓm, from root *dem- (“to build”).
Noun[edit]
donzelle f (plural donzelles)
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