Dame

See also Dame

English

Etymology

Via Middle English and Old French from Latin domina

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪm

Noun

Singular Dame

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1. (British) the equivalent title to Sir for a female knight

   Dame Edith Sitwell

2. (informal, South Pacific) Slightly derogatory way of referring to a woman.

   There ain't nothin' like a dame!

3. (archaic) Lady, woman.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:woman

Translations

archaic: lady, woman

Hindi: Urath

equivalent title to Sir for a female knight

slightly derogatory way of referring to a woman

Finnish: daami fi(fi)

See also

• knight
• madam
• madame
• sir

Anagrams

• adem,
• ADME
• Edam
• made
• mead

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Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /daːmə/, [ˈd̥æːm̩]

Noun

Dame c. (singular definite Damen, plural indefinite Damer)

1. lady
2. woman
3. queen Template:Card games

Inflection

    Inflection of Dame

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	Dame	Damen	Damer	Damerne
genitive	Dames	Damens	Damers	Damernes

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Dutch

Noun

dame f.

1. lady
2. Template:Chess queen.

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French

Etymology

From Latin domina

Pronunciation

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• IPA: [daːm]

Noun

Dame f. (plural Dames)

1. A lady
2. A polite form of address for a woman.
3. Template:Chess queen
4. Template:Card games queen

Derived terms

• jeu de dames

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Italian

Noun

dame f.

1. Plural form of dama.

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Japanese

Noun

Dame (hiragana だめ)

1. 駄目: no good; useless; hopeless

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Norwegian

Noun

1. lady, woman
2. (card games) queen

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Old French

Etymology

Latin domina.

Noun

1. lady; woman

Usage notes

• unlike modern French, fam usually refers to a wife, while dame refers to a woman

Descendants

• French: dame

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Spanish

Verb

Dame (infinitive dar)

1. Template:Es-compound of: give me!