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mamsel

1 substantive

EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 21.08.2025

Meanings

1
informal, obsolete (mitte enam noor) naine
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  • Evelin ei ole mingi meikimata vormist väljas mamsel.
1.1
(varasemal ajal:) talu- või töölisnaisest peenem, preilidest-prouadest madalam naisisik
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  • Preilide nimetust kandsid tollal ainult aadlikud, kodanike tütreid kutsuti mamsliteks.

Word forms

Inflection Type 2e

mamsel mamslid
mamsli mamslite
mamslit mamsleid

Etymology

laensõna
  • mamsel 'virtin, virtin'
    • Mamsell 'virtin, mamsel, mamsel, virtin'
      • mademoiselle 'preili' sõnaühendist ma demoiselle 'mu preili'

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