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) 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