damoisele
Old French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
First attested 881 as domnizelle in Sequence of Saint Eulalia, from Vulgar Latin *domnicella, from Classical Latin domina.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
damoisele oblique singular, f (oblique plural damoiseles, nominative singular damoisele, nominative plural damoiseles)
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Catalan: damisel·la
- → Italian: damigella
- Middle French: dameisele
- French: damoiselle, demoiselle
- → English: demoiselle
- French: damoiselle, demoiselle
- → Middle English: dameisele
- Norman: d'mouaîselle
- → Old Occitan: damisela
- → Spanish: damisela