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les mesdames
ladies
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How do you say mesdames in French?
How do you pronounce mesdames in French?
mesdames is pronounced /le medam/ 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?
Mesdames 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 ladies?
The French word for ladies is les mesdames — feminine.
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