ancelle

French

Alternative forms

• ancille

Etymology 1

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin ancilla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.sɛl/

Noun

ancelle f (plural ancelles)

1. (obsolete) female servant

Etymology 2

Noun

ancelle f (plural ancelles)

1. (Alps) a type of wooden shingle

Further reading

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

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ancelle f

1. plural of ancella