madam

== English == === Alternative forms === madame === Etymology === From Middle English madame, from Old French madame, from ma (“my”) + dame (“lady”), from post-classical Latin mea domina. Doublet of Madonna. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmædəm/, [ˈmædəm] ~ [ˈmædm̩] (Philippines, colloquial or nonstandard) IPA(key): /mɐˈdam/, [mɐˈdam] (obsolete) IPA(key): /ˈmeɪdəm/, [ˈmeɪdəm] Rhymes: -ædəm Hyphenation: mad‧am === Noun === madam (plural madams or mesdames) A polite form of address for a woman or lady. Coordinate terms: miss, sir; mister; m'lady, m'lord The mistress of a household. Synonyms: dame, woman, lady, matron, mistress Coordinate terms: gentleman, man, master (colloquial) A conceited or quarrelsome girl. (slang) A woman who runs a brothel, particularly one that specializes in finding prostitutes for rich and important clients. Synonyms: (archaic) abbess, bawd, lady abbess, nookie-bookie, whoremistress, brothelkeeper Coordinate terms: (mostly for males) pimp, brothel-keeper (India, derogatory slang) A hated or contemptuous woman; used as a general term of abuse ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Verb === madam (third-person singular simple present madams, present participle madaming or (rare) madamming, simple past and past participle madamed or (rare) madammed) (transitive) To address as "madam". (ambitransitive, rare) To be a madam; to run (a brothel). ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === References === === Anagrams === Damma, damma, ḍamma == Czech == === Etymology === Borrowed from French madame. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈmadam] === Noun === madam f (indeclinable) madam, lady === Further reading === “madam”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “madam”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “madam”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 “madam”, in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2026, slovnikcestiny.cz == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French madame. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /maːˈdɑm/ Hyphenation: ma‧dam Rhymes: -ɑm === Noun === madam f (plural madammen or madams, diminutive madammeke n or madammeken n or madammetje n) madam, lady madam, female counterpart of a pimp ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: madam → Indonesian: madam == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch madam, from Middle French madame. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈma.dam/ Rhymes: -dam Hyphenation: ma‧dam === Noun === madam (plural madam-madam) (colloquial, rare) madame, lady Synonym: nyonya === Further reading === “madam”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Mauritian Creole == === Etymology === From French madame. === Noun === madam woman lady === References === Carpooran, Arnaud (2011), Diksioner Morisien [Mauritian Dictionary] (in Mauritian Creole), second edition, Éditions Le Printemps, →ISBN, page 658 == Middle English == === Noun === madam alternative form of madame == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From French madame. === Noun === madam m (definite singular madammen, indefinite plural madammer, definite plural madammene) madam == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === Borrowed from French madame. === Noun === madam f (definite singular madamma, indefinite plural madammer, definite plural madammene) madam == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Derived from French madame. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /madâm/ === Noun === madȁm f (Cyrillic spelling мада̏м, indeclinable) madam === Further reading === “madam”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 == Slovak == === Etymology === Borrowed from French madame. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /madam/, [ˈmadam] Rhymes: -adam Hyphenation: ma‧dam === Noun === madam f (indeclinable) madam === Further reading === “madam”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Swedish == === Noun === madam c (dated) synonym of fru (dated, derogatory) an old woman (generally) ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== madame === References === “madam”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “madam”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “madam”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === mam === Etymology === Borrowed from English madam, from Middle English madame, from Old French madame, from ma (“my”) + dame (“lady”), from post-classical Latin mea domina. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maˈdam/ [mɐˈd̪am] Rhymes: -am Syllabification: ma‧dam === Noun === madám (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇᜋ᜔) madam (polite term of address to a woman) (slang) madam (conceited girl) (slang) madam (woman who manages a brothel) ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “madam”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Panganiban, José Villa (1973), Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 678 == Turkish == === Etymology === From Ottoman Turkish مادام (madam), from French madame. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /maˈdam/, [mɑˈd̪ɑm] Rhymes: -am Hyphenation: ma‧dam === Noun === madam (definite accusative madamı, plural madamlar) madam Synonym: madama ==== Declension ====