damoisele

Old French

Alternative forms

• dameisele, domnizelle

Etymology

First attested 881 as domnizelle in Sequence of Saint Eulalia, from Vulgar Latin *domnicella, from Classical Latin domina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da.moi̯ˈzɛ.lə/

Noun

damoisele oblique singular, f (oblique plural damoiseles, nominative singular damoisele, nominative plural damoiseles)

1. girl, young lady

Related terms

• damoisel

Descendants

• → Catalan: damisel·la
• → Italian: damigella
• Middle French: dameisele
  • French: damoiselle, demoiselle
    • → English: demoiselle
• → Middle English: dameisele
  • English: damsel
    • → Ido: damzelo
• Norman: d'mouaîselle
• → Old Occitan: damisela
• → Spanish: damisela