Madame

See also: madame

English

Noun

Madame (plural Madames or Mesdames)

1. Alternative letter-case form of madame
2. A title equivalent to Mrs. or Ms., used for French-speaking women and (by custom) certain other individuals. It is abbreviated as Mme..

   The Queen welcomed President and Madame De Gaulle.

   Soong Mei-ling is often known as Madame Chiang Kai-Shek.

Anagrams

• ma'amed

French

Etymology

Capitalization of madame.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.dam/

Noun

Madame f (plural Mesdames)

1. Alternative letter-case form of madame

German

Alternative forms

• Madam

Etymology

Borrowed from French madame.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈdam/

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Noun

Madame f (genitive Madame, plural Mesdames)

1. madam
   • 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 1, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 131:

     „Das ist Madame Chauchat“, sagte sie. „Sie ist so lässig. Eine entzückende Frau.“

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Declension

Declension of Madame [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Madame	die	Mesdames
genitive	einer	der	Madame	der	Mesdames
dative	einer	der	Madame	den	Mesdames
accusative	eine	die	Madame	die	Mesdames

Further reading

• “Madame” in Duden online
• “Madame” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache