English

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Etymology

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From Italian donzella,[1] from Old Occitan donçela, donsela, from Vulgar Latin *domnicella. Compare donzel. Doublet of damsel, demoiselle, and doncella.

Noun

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donzella (plural donzellas)

  1. (obsolete) A female donzel.

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  1. ^ donzella”, in OED Online  , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *domnicella, diminutive of *domna, from Latin domina.

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Noun

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donzella f (plural donzelles)

  1. maiden, damsel
  2. (botany) vinca
    Synonym: pervinca
  3. Mediterranean rainbow wrasse (Coris julis)
    Synonyms: guiula, juliola, senyoreta

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Italian

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Etymology

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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). Doublet of damigella.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /donˈd͡zɛl.la/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlla
  • Hyphenation: don‧zèl‧la

Noun

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donzella f (plural donzelle)

  1. (literary) maiden, damsel
    Synonyms: giovinetta, signorina
  2. name of several species of fish in the Labridae taxonomic family:
    1. Mediterranean rainbow wrasse (Coris julis)
      Synonyms: (southern Italy) cazzo di re, garusa, girella, pesce donzella, zingarella
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Further reading

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  • donzella in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana