Dame

Appendix:Variations of "dame" Translingual Etymology mul de Dame queen. Noun mul chess Spoken by a player during a match with one or more visually impaired players to indicate a queen in algebraic notation. References FIDE Laws of Chess 2023 English Noun en British The titular prefix given to a female knight Usage notes The title "Dame" is used with the knight's given or full name, but not her family name. If Jane Smith is knighted, she is known as Dame Jane Smith or Dame Jane, never Dame Smith, and she is correctly called Dame Jane wherever she would formerly have been called Ms./Mrs./Miss Smith. "Dame" is only used for a woman who holds a knighthood or baronetcy in her own right. The wife of a male knight is styled Lady with her surname. Coordinate terms en Sir Translations titular prefix given to a female Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 女爵 nǚjué Irish: ga Dáma f Māori: mi Kahurangi Marathi: mr डेम f Anagrams en adem ADEM ADME Adem Edam MEDA Mead made mead German Etymology From de fr dame, from de la domina mistress, lady. Cognate with en dame. Pronunciation de /ˈdaːmə/ de Da me de aːmə 2 de De-Dame.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun f lady woman of good breeding and manners lady; madam polite term to refer to any woman de chess playing card queen de checkers king de title Dame Usage notes Concerning the use of the word as a polite term for any woman, note the following tendencies: It is common to refer to a woman as Dame when one speaks of her in her presence. de Frau might even be slightly impolite in such a context. Ich glaube, die Dame war vor mir dran. — “I think this lady was in line before me.” de Dame used as a general term of address (“die Dame!” – madam!) marks a consciously polite way of speaking, most often heard from waiters, shop assistants, etc. Note that in this case the verb may be in the third-person plural: de Wünschen die Dame noch Tee? (though de wünscht is equally possible). de Dame is also consciously polite when speaking about someone who is not present. In popular speech, it may be used to refer to an elderly woman but rarely to a young or middle-aged one. Dame is common in some specific contexts, such as ballroom dancing. Declension f Derived terms de Damen und Herren de Empfangsdame de Weltdame See also Noun f.sgn.sg de board games draughts; checkers de Damespiel<g:n> Damenspiel<g:n> Usage notes The word rarely ever appears with articles, determiners, or adjectives. When it does, some speakers may construe it as feminine, others as neuter. In formal style, de Damespiel is preferable in such contexts. Derived terms de Schlagdame Descendants csb damka 1 Further reading Dame_Frau_Brettspiel_Spielfigur Dame (Frau, Brettspiel, Spielfigur) Dame_Titel_Titeltraegerin Dame (Titel, Titelträgerin) de de Titles Female people