donzella

English

Noun

donzella (plural donzellas)

1. (obsolete) A female donzel.

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [dunˈze.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [donˈze.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [donˈze.ʎa]

Noun

donzella f (plural donzelles)

1. maiden, damsel

Further reading

• “donzella” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Occitan donçela, donsela, from Vulgar Latin *domnicella, from Classical Latin domina (“mistress”), from domus (“house”), from Proto-Indo-European *dṓm, from root *dem- (“to build”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛlla

Noun

donzella f (plural donzelle)

1. (literary) maiden, damsel

Related terms

• donzello
• donna