madame

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French madame, from Old French ma dame (my lady). Doublet of madam and Madonna.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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madame (plural madames or mesdames)

  1. Alternative form of madam

Derived terms

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Anagrams

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From French madame.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑdɑm/, [ˈmɑ̝dɑ̝m]

Noun

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madame

  1. madam

Declension

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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
madamein rare
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
abessive madametta madameitta
instructive madamein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of madame (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative madameni madameni
accusative nom. madameni madameni
gen. madameni
genitive madameni madamejeni
madameini rare
partitive madameani madamejani
inessive madamessani madameissani
elative madamestani madameistani
illative madameeni madameihini
adessive madamellani madameillani
ablative madameltani madameiltani
allative madamelleni madameilleni
essive madamenani madameinani
translative madamekseni madameikseni
abessive madamettani madameittani
instructive
comitative madameineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative madamesi madamesi
accusative nom. madamesi madamesi
gen. madamesi
genitive madamesi madamejesi
madameisi rare
partitive madameasi madamejasi
inessive madamessasi madameissasi
elative madamestasi madameistasi
illative madameesi madameihisi
adessive madamellasi madameillasi
ablative madameltasi madameiltasi
allative madamellesi madameillesi
essive madamenasi madameinasi
translative madameksesi madameiksesi
abessive madamettasi madameittasi
instructive
comitative madameinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative madamemme madamemme
accusative nom. madamemme madamemme
gen. madamemme
genitive madamemme madamejemme
madameimme rare
partitive madameamme madamejamme
inessive madamessamme madameissamme
elative madamestamme madameistamme
illative madameemme madameihimme
adessive madamellamme madameillamme
ablative madameltamme madameiltamme
allative madamellemme madameillemme
essive madamenamme madameinamme
translative madameksemme madameiksemme
abessive madamettamme madameittamme
instructive
comitative madameinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative madamenne madamenne
accusative nom. madamenne madamenne
gen. madamenne
genitive madamenne madamejenne
madameinne rare
partitive madameanne madamejanne
inessive madamessanne madameissanne
elative madamestanne madameistanne
illative madameenne madameihinne
adessive madamellanne madameillanne
ablative madameltanne madameiltanne
allative madamellenne madameillenne
essive madamenanne madameinanne
translative madameksenne madameiksenne
abessive madamettanne madameittanne
instructive
comitative madameinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative madamensa madamensa
accusative nom. madamensa madamensa
gen. madamensa
genitive madamensa madamejensa
madameinsa rare
partitive madameaan
madameansa
madamejaan
madamejansa
inessive madamessaan
madamessansa
madameissaan
madameissansa
elative madamestaan
madamestansa
madameistaan
madameistansa
illative madameensa madameihinsa
adessive madamellaan
madamellansa
madameillaan
madameillansa
ablative madameltaan
madameltansa
madameiltaan
madameiltansa
allative madamelleen
madamellensa
madameilleen
madameillensa
essive madamenaan
madamenansa
madameinaan
madameinansa
translative madamekseen
madameksensa
madameikseen
madameiksensa
abessive madamettaan
madamettansa
madameittaan
madameittansa
instructive
comitative madameineen
madameinensa

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Further reading

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French

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Etymology

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From Old French ma dame (my lady), equivalent to ma +‎ dame.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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, used both in direct and third-person address
    Bonjour, madame, comment puis-je vous aider ?
    Hello, ma'am, how can I help you?
    Si vous êtes libre, pourriez-vous aider madame, s’il vous plaît?
    If you're free, could you help this lady, please?
  2. madam, Mrs. or Ms.; a title used with a woman's full name or surname, or (in childish language) her first name
  3. (in children's language, childish) lady, woman
    Dis merci à la madame.
    Say thank you to the lady.
  4. the female employer of a domestic servant
    • 2020, Laure Stéphan, “« Ma Madame m’a dit qu’ils ne pouvaient plus me payer » : au Liban, le calvaire des domestiques éthiopiennes”, in Le Monde[2]:
      Mazaa, 23 ans, ancienne nourrice et femme de ménage, croix autour du cou, cache son visage. « Ma Madame (employeuse) m’a dit qu’ils ne pouvaient plus me payer. [] »
      Mazaa, 23 years old, former nanny and housekeeper, a cross around her neck, hides her face. "My madame (employer) told me they couldn't pay me anymore. []"

Usage notes

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  • Unlike in English, Madame is frequently used without a name or article as a polite reference to a woman in the third person, notably in official registers:
    Madame s’est présentée à l’urgence à 18 h 12.
    The/This lady/The patient/Ms. [name] attended the emergency room at 6:12 p.m.
  • Although un/le monsieur is used as a common noun to mean "a/the gentleman," using the word une/la madame to mean "a/the lady" is considered childish language. Instead, une/la dame is used.

Synonyms

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Coordinate terms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Russian: мада́м (madám)
  • Turkish: madam, madama

Further reading

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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madame f

  1. plural of madama

References

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  1. ^ madame in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old French madame; compare dame.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maˈdaːm(ə)/, /maˈdam(ə)/, /maː-/

Noun

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madame (plural madames)

  1. madam (polite term of address or (less often) title for a noble lady)

Descendants

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French madame.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐmɨ, (Brazil) -ɐ̃mi
  • Hyphenation: ma‧da‧me

Noun

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madame f (plural madames)

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

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French madame.

Noun

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madame f (plural madames)

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

Swedish

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Noun

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madame c

  1. Synonym of fru (and French)

Declension

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Declension of madame 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative madame madamen madamer madamerna
Genitive madames madamens madamers madamernas

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