madame

See also: Madame

English

Etymology

Borrowing 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

• ma'amed

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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

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French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /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

Further reading

• “madame” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Italian

Noun

madame f

1. plural of madama

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• madama

Etymology

Borrowing 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)

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowing from French madame.

Noun

madame f (plural madames)

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