🇫🇷 French

madame

feminine

la madame

madam

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madame
/la madam/
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How do you say madame in French?

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/la madam/

How do you pronounce madame in French?

madame is pronounced /la madam/ in French.

Example sentences

La madame française est très élégante et distinguée.

The French lady is very elegant and distinguished.

Cette madame âgée a attendu patiemment son rendez-vous.

This elderly lady waited patiently for her appointment.

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Why is it feminine?

Madame is feminine because it derives from the Latin "mea domina" (my lady/mistress), where "domina" is the feminine form of "dominus" (master/lord), and French retained the feminine grammatical gender of its Latin source word. The word grammatically preserves the gender of the original Latin feminine noun from which it evolved.

What is the French word for madam?

The French word for madam is la madame — feminine.

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