"Dame" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdaːmə/ Audio: De-Dame.ogg
Etymology: From French dame, from Latin domina (“mistress, lady”). Cognate with English dame. Etymology templates: {{der|de|fr|dame}} French dame, {{der|de|la|domina||mistress, lady}} Latin domina (“mistress, lady”), {{cog|en|dame}} English dame Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Dame f (genitive Dame, plural Damen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Dame [genitive], Damen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Dame [nominative, singular], Damen [definite, nominative, plural], Dame [genitive, singular], Damen [definite, genitive, plural], Dame [dative, singular], Damen [dative, definite, plural], Dame [accusative, singular], Damen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. lady (woman of good breeding and manners) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Dame-de-noun-uiwji9dJ
  2. lady; madam (polite term to refer to any woman) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Dame-de-noun-8r9bTpiz
  3. (chess, card games) queen Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Card games, Chess
    Sense id: en-Dame-de-noun-qcPB92dF Topics: board-games, card-games, chess, games
  4. (checkers) king Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Dame-de-noun-6B3-aYQa Topics: board-games, checkers, games
  5. (title) Dame Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Chess, Female people, Titles Derived forms: Damen und Herren, Empfangsdame Related terms: König, Königin, Turm, Läufer, Springer, Pferd, Ross, Rössel, Bauer
    Sense id: en-Dame-de-noun-82FCAixs Disambiguation of Chess: 2 5 25 18 43 7 Disambiguation of Female people: 3 26 6 0 64 0 Disambiguation of Titles: 1 21 6 6 64 2 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 2 18 15 16 43 5

Noun

IPA: /ˈdaːmə/ Audio: De-Dame.ogg Forms: Dame [genitive], Dames [genitive]
Etymology: From French dame, from Latin domina (“mistress, lady”). Cognate with English dame. Etymology templates: {{der|de|fr|dame}} French dame, {{der|de|la|domina||mistress, lady}} Latin domina (“mistress, lady”), {{cog|en|dame}} English dame Head templates: {{de-noun|f.sg}} Dame f (genitive Dame, no plural), {{de-noun|n.sg}} Dame n (strong, genitive Dames, no plural)
  1. (board games) draughts; checkers Tags: feminine, neuter, no-plural, strong Categories (topical): Board games Synonyms: Damespiel, Damenspiel Derived forms: Schlagdame
    Sense id: en-Dame-de-noun-6~-K~Hyh

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From French dame, from Latin domina (“mistress, lady”). Cognate with English dame.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Dame",
      "head_nr": 1,
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Dames",
      "head_nr": 2,
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f.sg"
      },
      "expansion": "Dame f (genitive Dame, no plural)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n.sg"
      },
      "expansion": "Dame n (strong, genitive Dames, no plural)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Da‧me"
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "de:Board games"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "draughts; checkers"
      ],
      "head_nr": 2,
      "links": [
        [
          "board game",
          "board game"
        ],
        [
          "draughts",
          "draughts"
        ],
        [
          "checkers",
          "checkers"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "board games",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(board games) draughts; checkers"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Damespiel"
        },
        {
          "word": "Damenspiel"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "neuter",
        "no-plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdaːmə/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Dame.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/89/De-Dame.ogg/De-Dame.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/89/De-Dame.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Dame"
}

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