madame

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æm

Noun

madame (plural madams or mesdames)

1. madam

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Finnish

Noun

madame

1. madam

Declension

Declension of madame (type nalle) singular plural nominative madame madamet genitive madamen madamejen madamein1 partitive madamea madameja accusative madame madamen madamet 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 1) Rare.

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French

Etymology

From Old French ma dame (my lady).

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /ma.dam/, X-SAMPA: /ma.dam/

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.

See also

• mademoiselle
• monsieur

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Italian

Noun

madame f

1. Plural form of madama