donzella
English edit
Etymology edit
From Italian donzella,[1] from Old Occitan donçela, donsela, from Vulgar Latin *domnicella. Compare donzel. Doublet of damsel, demoiselle, and doncella.
Noun edit
donzella (plural donzellas)
References edit
- ^ “donzella”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *domnicella, diminutive of *domna, from Latin domina.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
donzella f (plural donzelles)
- maiden, damsel
- (botany) vinca
- Synonym: pervinca
- Mediterranean rainbow wrasse (Coris julis)
Further reading edit
- “donzella” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “donzella” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Italian edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
donzella f (plural donzelle)
- (literary) maiden, damsel
- Synonyms: giovinetta, signorina
- name of several species of fish in the Labridae taxonomic family:
- Mediterranean rainbow wrasse (Coris julis)
- Synonyms: (southern Italy) cazzo di re, garusa, girella, pesce donzella, zingarella
- Mediterranean rainbow wrasse (Coris julis)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- donzella in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana