ancelle

French edit

Alternative forms edit

ancille

Etymology 1 edit

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin ancilla.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.sɛl/

Noun edit

ancelle f (plural ancelles)

(obsolete) female servant

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

ancelle f (plural ancelles)

(Alps) a type of wooden shingle

Further reading edit

“ancelle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /anˈt͡ʃɛl.le/
Rhymes: -ɛlle
Hyphenation: an‧cèl‧le

Noun edit

ancelle f

plural of ancella

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