Reconstruction:Latin/domnicella

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

From earlier *dominicella, from domina +‎ -ica +‎ -ella, hence a full sense of "the little maidenly (woman)".

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /domnɪˈkɛlla/

Noun

*domnicella f (oblique *domnicellam, masculine *domnicellus); first declension

damsel, maiden

Inflection

First declension.

Italo-Western declension of *domnicella
Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	*dǫmnẹcę́lla	*dǫmnẹcę́llę
genitive	*dǫmnẹcę́llę	*dǫmnẹcęllárọ
dative	*dǫmnẹcę́llę	*dǫmnẹcę́llis
accusative-ablative	*dǫmnẹcę́llã	*dǫmnẹcę́llas

Derived terms

domicella

Related terms

Descendants

Old French: damoisele, dameisele, domnizelle
- → Catalan: damisel·la
- → Italian: damigella
- Middle French: dameisele
  - French: damoiselle, demoiselle, donzelle
- → Middle English: dameisele
  - English: damsel
    - → Ido: damzelo
- Norman: d'mouaîselle
- → Old Occitan: damisela
- → Spanish: damisela
Old Portuguese: donezỹa
- Galician: denociña, delonciña, denunciña
Old Portuguese: donzela, donçela, donsela
- Galician: doncela, donicela
- Portuguese: donzela
Old Occitan: donçela, donsela
- Catalan: donzella
- → Italian: donzella
  - → English: donzella
- Occitan: donzèla, donaisèla
Spanish: doncella
- → English: doncella

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