donzel

English

Etymology

From Old French danzel and Italian donzello, both ultimately from Medieval Latin domicellus (“young nobleman, squire”), a diminutive of Latin dominus (“master, lord”).[1] Compare donzella.

Noun

donzel (plural donzels)

  1. (obsolete) A young squire or the attendant to a knight; a page
  2. A boy or an unmarried young man

References

  1. ^ “donzel”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  • "donzel" in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *domnicellus, possibly through Old Occitan donsel.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /dõˈzɛw/ [dõˈzɛʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dõˈzɛl/ [dõˈzɛɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dõˈzɛ.li/

Noun

donzel m (plural donzéis)

  1. (archaic) donzel (a young squire, a page)
    Synonym: pajem
  2. (obsolete) donzel (a boy or an unmarried young man)

Further reading

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