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Meaning of ancilla | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B1
[aŋˈkɪl.la]

Definitions

  1. maid, slave-girl
    declension-1, feminine
  2. handmaiden
    declension-1, feminine
  3. Equivalent to 'Maid': A girl or an unmarried young woman; maiden.

Equivalents

العربية أمة
Català esclava
Čeština otrokyně
Deutsch Sklavin
English Maid slave-girl
Español esclava
Suomi orjatar
Français esclave-fille
Íslenska ambátt
Italiano schiava
Latina famula serva
Português escrava
తెలుగు దాసి

Examples

“cūr vetet ancillās accēdere, quaeritis?”

Why does she forbid slave-girls to approach, you ask?

“Dīxit autem Maria : Ecce ancilla Dominī : fīat mihi secundum verbum tuum.”

And Mary said, Behold the handmaiden of the Lord. Let it be to me according to your word.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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