doncela

See also: donçela

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese donzela, from Vulgar Latin *domnicella, from Latin domina. Compare Portuguese donzela, Old Occitan donçela, Spanish doncella, French demoiselle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [donˈθɛlɐ]

Noun

doncela f (plural doncelas)

1. maiden, damsel
2. maid, handmaid
3. rainbow wrasse (Coris julis)

Derived terms

• herba doncela

References

• “donzela” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “donzela” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “doncela” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “doncela” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.