donzell
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /donˈzɛʎ/
- (Central) IPA(key): /dunˈzɛʎ/
Etymology 1
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *domnicellus.
Noun
donzell m (plural donzells)
- (historical) donzel (young nobleman)
- (archaic) bachelor
Descendants
- → Spanish: doncel
Etymology 2
Probably from Latin carduncellus, diminutive of carduus.
Noun
donzell m (plural donzells)
- grande wormwood, absinthe (Artemisia absinthium)
Further reading
- “donzell” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “donzell”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “donzell” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.