dame

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 See also 2 Danish 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Inflection 3 Dutch 3.1 Noun 4 French 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Pronunciation 4.3 Noun 4.3.1 Derived terms 5 Italian 5.1 Noun 6 Japanese 6.1 Noun 7 Norwegian 7.1 Noun 8 Spanish 8.1 Verb

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[edit] Etymology

Via Middle English and Old French from Latin domina

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• Rhymes: -eɪm

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dame (plural dames)

1. (British) the equivalent title to Sir for a female knight

   Dame Edith Sitwell

2. (informal, South Pacific) Slightly derogatory way of referring to a woman.

   There ain't nothin' like a dame!

3. (archaic) Lady, woman.

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• See also Wikisaurus:woman

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• knight
• madam
• madame
• sir

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• IPA: /daːmə/, [ˈd̥æːm̩]

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dame c. (singular definite damen, plural indefinite damer)

1. lady
2. woman
3. queen (card games)

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dame f.

1. lady
2. (chess) queen.

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From Latin domina

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• IPA: [daːm]

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dame f. (plural dames)

1. A lady
2. A polite form of address for a woman.
3. (chess) queen
4. (card games) queen

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• jeu de dames

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dame f.

1. Plural form of dama.

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dame (hiragana だめ)

1. 駄目: no good; useless; hopeless

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dame m. and f. (definite singular dama/damen; indefinite plural damer; definite plural damene)

1. lady, woman

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dame (infinitive: dar)

1. Compound of the informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of dar, da and the pronoun me: give me!