madame

See also: Madame

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French madame, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French ma dame (“my lady”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məˈdɑːm/, /ˈmæ.dəm/
• 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
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 madameinirare 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 madameisirare 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 madameimmerare 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 madameinnerare 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 madameinsarare 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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French

Etymology

ma +‎ dame From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French ma dame (my lady).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.dam/

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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.

Synonyms

(title, form of address): (abbreviations)

• M^me
• Mme.

Coordinate terms

• mademoiselle
• monsieur

Further reading

• “madame”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Italian

Noun

madame f

1. plural of madama

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• madama

Etymology

Borrowed 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

Borrowed from French madame.

Noun

madame f (plural madames)

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