donzella

English

Noun

donzella (plural donzellas)

(obsolete) A female donzel.

Catalan

Pronunciation

(Balearic) IPA^(key): /donˈze.ʎə/

(Central) IPA^(key): /dunˈze.ʎə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /donˈze.ʎa/

Noun

donzella f (plural donzelles)

maiden, damsel

Further reading

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

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)

(literary) maiden, damsel

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