madame

See also: Madame

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French madame, from Old French ma dame (“my lady”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /məˈdɑːm/, /ˈmæ.dəm/
  • (US) IPA(key): /məˈdæm/, /məˈdɑm/, /mæˈdæm/, /mæˈdɑm/, /ˈmæ.dəm/
  • Rhymes: -æm

Noun

madame (plural madames or mesdames)

  1. Alternative form of madam

Anagrams

Finnish

Noun

madame

  1. madam

Declension

Inflection of madame (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative madame madamet
genitive madamen madamejen
partitive madamea madameja
illative madameen madameihin
singular plural
nominative madame madamet
accusative nom. madame madamet
gen. madamen
genitive madamen madamejen
madameinrare
partitive madamea madameja
inessive madamessa madameissa
elative madamesta madameista
illative madameen madameihin
adessive madamella madameilla
ablative madamelta madameilta
allative madamelle madameille
essive madamena madameina
translative madameksi madameiksi
instructive — madamein
abessive madametta madameitta
comitative — madameineen

French

Etymology

ma +‎ dame From Old French ma dame (my lady).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.dam/
  • audio(file)

Noun

madame f (plural mesdames)

  1. a title or form of address for a woman, formerly for a married woman and now commonly for any adult woman regardless of marital status
  2. madam, Mrs. or Ms.

Synonyms

(title, form of address): (abbreviations)

Coordinate terms

Further reading

Italian

Noun

madame f

  1. plural of madama

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French madame.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ami

Noun

madame f (plural madames)

  1. madam (polite term of address to a woman)
  2. madam (mistress of a household)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French madame.

Noun

madame f (plural madames)

  1. madam (polite term of address to a woman)
  2. madam (mistress of a household)
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