demoiselle | 台北市立動物園資訊網

Ayounglady;adamsel;alady'smaid.TheNumidiancrane(Grusvirgo).Synonym:demoisellecrane.SynonymsEdit.

Borrowed from French[2] demoiselle[3]. The bird is so called on account of the grace and symmetry of its form and movements. Doublet[4] of damsel[5], doncella[6], and donzella[7].

demoiselle (plural demoiselles[8])

Inherited[16] from Old French[17] damoisele[18], from Vulgar Latin[19] *domnicella[20], diminutive of Latin[21] domina[22]. Compare Spanish[23] doncella[24] and damisela[25], Italian[26] donzella[27] and damigella[28], Portuguese[29] donzela[30]. Doublet[31] of donzelle[32]. See Romanian[33] domnișoară[34].

demoiselle f (plural demoiselles[35])