Reconstruction:Latin/domnicella

This Latin entry contains reconstructed words 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 +‎ -ellus, hence a full sense of "the little maidenly (woman)".

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /dom.niˈkel.la/, [dɔm.nɪˈkɛl.la]

(Vulgar) IPA^(key): /dom.niˈkɛl.la/, [dom.neˈkʲɛl.la]

Noun

*domnicella f (genitive *domnicellae); first declension

(Vulgar Latin) 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

Related terms

*domnicellus

Descendants

Old French: domnizelle, dameisele, damoisele
- French: demoiselle
- → Middle French: dameisele
  - English: damsel
    - → Ido: damzelo
- Norman: d'mouaîselle
Old Portuguese: donzela
- Galician: doncela, donicela
- Portuguese: donzela
Old Occitan: donçela
- Catalan: donzella
- → Italian: donzella
- Occitan: donzèla, donaisèla
Spanish: doncella

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