"demoiselle" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /də.mwa.zɛl/ Audio: Fr-demoiselle.ogg Forms: demoiselles [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French damoisele, from Vulgar Latin *domnicella, diminutive of Latin domina. Compare Spanish doncella and damisela, Italian donzella and damigella, Portuguese donzela. Doublet of donzelle. See Romanian domnișoară. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|damoisele|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French damoisele, {{inh+|fr|fro|damoisele}} Inherited from Old French damoisele, {{inh|fr|VL.|*domnicella}} Vulgar Latin *domnicella, {{inh|fr|la|domina}} Latin domina, {{cog|es|doncella}} Spanish doncella, {{cog|it|donzella}} Italian donzella, {{cog|pt|donzela}} Portuguese donzela, {{doublet|fr|donzelle}} Doublet of donzelle, {{cog|ro|domnișoară}} Romanian domnișoară Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} demoiselle f (plural demoiselles)
  1. damsel, maiden Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-demoiselle-fr-noun-8CJAQkRV
  2. miss Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-demoiselle-fr-noun-gGiPw9X4 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 12 84 4
  3. damselfly Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-demoiselle-fr-noun-Ab8S02VO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dlle, damoiselle Derived forms: demoiselle d’honneur, demoiselle en détresse, mademoiselle Related terms: damoiseau

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "2": "doncella"
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      "expansion": "Portuguese donzela",
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