Femminile

doncella

Senso (Inglese)

  1. (feminine) maid, maiden, damsel (girl or an unmarried young woman)
  2. (feminine) abigail, lady's maid (female servant employed by an upper-class woman to attend to her personal needs)
  3. (feminine) Mediterranean rainbow wrasse (Coris julis)

Frequenza

C1
Con il trattino come
don‧ce‧lla
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/donˈθeʝa/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

From a Vulgar Latin *domnicella (compare Old Occitan donçela, Portuguese donzela, French demoiselle), based on Latin domina (“lady, mistress”). Doublet of damisela.

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