See also Dame
English[]
Etymology[]
Via Middle English and Old French from Latin domina
Pronunciation[]
- Rhymes: -eɪm
Noun[]
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Singular |
Plural |
Dame ({{{1}}})
- (British) the equivalent title to Sir for a female knight
- Dame Edith Sitwell
- (informal, South Pacific) Slightly derogatory way of referring to a woman.
- There ain't nothin' like a dame!
- (archaic) Lady, woman.
Synonyms[]
- See also Wikisaurus:woman
Translations[]
archaic: lady, woman
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equivalent title to Sir for a female knight
slightly derogatory way of referring to a woman
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See also[]
- knight
- madam
- madame
- sir
Anagrams[]
- adem,
- ADME
- Edam
- made
- mead
Danish[]
Pronunciation[]
- IPA: /daːmə/, [ˈd̥æːm̩]
Noun[]
Dame c. (singular definite Damen, plural indefinite Damer)
- lady
- woman
- 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 |
Dutch[]
Noun[]
dame f.
- lady
- Template:Chess queen.
French[]
Etymology[]
From Latin domina
Pronunciation[]
Noun[]
Dame f. (plural Dames)
- A lady
- A polite form of address for a woman.
- Template:Chess queen
- Template:Card games queen
Derived terms[]
- jeu de dames
Italian[]
Noun[]
dame f.
- Plural form of dama.
Japanese[]
Template:Ja-see-also
Noun[]
Dame (hiragana だめ)
- 駄目: no good; useless; hopeless
Norwegian[]
Noun[]
Template:No-noun-c
- lady, woman
- (card games) queen
Old French[]
Etymology[]
Latin domina.
Noun[]
Template:Fro-noun-f
- lady; woman
Usage notes[]
- unlike modern French, fam usually refers to a wife, while dame refers to a woman
Descendants[]
- French: dame
Spanish[]
Verb[]
Dame (infinitive dar)
- Template:Es-compound of: give me!
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