Dame

EnglishModificar

EtymologyModificar

Via Middle English and Old French from Latin domina

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• Rhymes: -eɪm

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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.

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• See also Wikisaurus:woman

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See alsoModificar

• knight
• madam
• madame
• sir

AnagramsModificar

• ADME
• Edam
• made
• mead

DanishModificar

PronunciationModificar

• IPA: /daːmə/, [ˈd̥æːm̩]

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

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

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dame f.

1. lady
2. Patrono:Chess queen.

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EtymologyModificar

From Latin domina

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• IPA: [daːm]

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Dame f. (plural Dames)

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

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• jeu de dames

ItalianModificar

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dame f.

1. Plural form of dama.

JapaneseModificar

Patrono:Ja-see-also

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Dame (hiragana だめ)

1. 駄目: no good; useless; hopeless

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Patrono:No-noun-c

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

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EtymologyModificar

Latin domina.

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Patrono:Fro-noun-f

1. lady; woman

Usage notesModificar

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

DescendantsModificar

• French: dame

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Dame (infinitive dar)

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

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