Dame

See also: dame, damé, dáme, and Damɛ

English

Dame (plural Dames)

Sir
(titles) (of a man): Mr (Mister, mister), Sir (sir); (of a woman): Ms (Miz, mizz), Mrs (Mistress, mistress), Miss (miss), Dame (dame), (of a non-binary person): Mx (Mixter); (see also): Dr (Doctor, doctor), Madam (madam, ma'am)

titular prefix given to a female

From French dame, from Latin domina (“mistress, lady”).

Dame f (genitive Dame, plural Damen)

Concerning the use of the word as a polite term for any woman, note the following tendencies:

It is common to refer to a woman as Dame when one speaks of her in her presence. Frau might even be slightly impolite in such a context.

Ich glaube, die Dame war vor mir dran. — “I think this lady was in line before me.”

Dame used as a general term of address (“die Dame!” – madam!), or when speaking about someone who is not present, marks a consciously polite way of speaking, most often heard from waiters, shop assistants, etc. In popular speech, it may be used to refer to an elderly woman but rarely to a young or middle-aged one.
Dame is common in some specific contexts, such as ballroom dancing.

Declension of Dame

Dame n (invariable, no plural)

This word is not inflected and generally cannot take any articles, determiners, or adjectives. If such words were used with it, they would take neuter forms: Er spielt ein gutes Dame. (“He plays good checkers.”) This is grammatically doubtful, however. The full form Damespiel is preferable in such contexts.

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Chess pieces in German · Schachfiguren, Schachsteine (layout · text)

König	Dame, Königin	Turm	Läufer	Springer, Pferd, Ross, Rössel	Bauer