madame

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æm

Noun

madame (plural madames or mesdames)

1. madam

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Finnish

Noun

madame

1. madam

Declension

Declension of madame (Kotus type 8/nalle)

		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

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

External links

• "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 form of madama

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• madama

Noun

madame f (plural madames)

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