d'mouaîselle
Norman
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old French damoisele, from Vulgar Latin *domnicella, diminutive of Latin domina.
Noun
[edit]d'mouaîselle f (plural d'mouaîselles)
- (Jersey) young lady
- (Jersey) nursehound, large-spotted dogfish, greater spotted dogfish, bull huss (Scyliorhinus stellaris)
- (Jersey) spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthius)
- (Jersey) great tit (Parus major)
Synonyms
[edit]- (Scyliorhinus stellaris): rousse, tchian d'mé
- (Squalus acanthius): mataud, brotchet
- (Parus major): bliu-bonnet
Derived terms
[edit]- démouaîselle du Ouaisné (“Dartford warbler”)