dama
English
Etymology
Compare Turkish dama, Northern Kurdish دامە (dame). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
dama (uncountable)
- The game of Turkish draughts.
See also
- dama gazelle
Anagrams
- A.A.M.D., Adam
Asturian
Noun
dama f (plural dames)
- (chess) queen
See also
Chess pieces in Asturian · pieces d'axedrez (layout · text) | |||||
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rei | dama, reina | torre | alfil | caballu | peón |
Bambara
Etymology
Cognate with Eastern Maninkakan dàma.
Noun
dama
- number, quantity
- limit
Adverb
dama
- only
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from French dame, from Latin domina. Doublet of dona.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈda.mə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈda.ma/
Noun
dama f (plural dames)
- lady (graceful, elegant or noble woman)
- (chess) queen
- (in the plural) checkers (US), draughts (UK)
See also
Chess pieces in Catalan · peces d'escacs (layout · text) | |||||
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rei | reina, dama | torre | alfil | cavall | peó |
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish damas.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: da‧ma
Noun
dama
- the game of checkers
- (checkers) a king
- a demijohn
Verb
dama
- (checkers) to crown a king
Cornish
Noun
dama f (plural damyow)
- mother, dam
Synonyms
- mamm/mabm
Derived terms
- dama-wydn
See also
- sira/syra
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /da.ma/
- Homophones: damas, damât
Verb
dama
- third-person singular past historic of damer
Anagrams
- Adam
Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from French dame.
Noun
dama f (plural damas)
- lady, dame, woman of high status
- (chess) queen
Synonyms
- (chess queen): raíña
See also
Chess pieces in Galician · pezas de xadrez (layout · text) | |||||
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rei | dama, raíña | torre, roque | alfil | cabalo | peón |
Garo
Etymology
From (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
dama
- drum
Hausa
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dáː.máː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [dáː.máː]
Noun
dāmā f (possessed form dāmar̃)
- chance, opportunity, possibility
- equal, something comparable
- improvement
References
- Newman, Paul (2007) A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven; London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 41.
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtaːma/
- Rhymes: -aːma
Noun
dama f (genitive singular dömu, nominative plural dömur)
- lady (also used as a third person address)
- Hvað má bjóða dömunni?
- What may be offered the lady? (speaking to the lady herself)
Declension
f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | dama | daman | dömur | dömurnar |
accusative | dömu | dömuna | dömur | dömurnar |
dative | dömu | dömunni | dömum | dömunum |
genitive | dömu | dömunnar | dama | damanna |
Derived terms
- dömur mínar og herrar
See also
- frú
- lafði
Anagrams
- Adam
Ilocano
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish damas.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: da‧ma
- IPA(key): /ˈdama/
Noun
dama
- (board games) checkers (US); draughts (UK)
Derived terms
- agdama
- pagdamaan
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈda.ma/
- Rhymes: -ama
- Hyphenation: dà‧ma
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French dame. Doublet of donna.
Noun
dama f (plural dame)
- lady
- (board games, in the singular) draughts/checkers
- king (in draughts/checkers)
- draughtboard/checkerboard
- queen (playing card)
Synonyms
- (lady): donna (archaic), lady, signora
Descendants
- → Ottoman Turkish: دامه (dama)
- Turkish: dama
- → Armenian: տամա (tama)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
dama
- inflection of damare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Anagrams
- Adam
Jamamadí
Verb
dama
- (Banawá) to hold securely
References
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Japanese
Romanization
dama
- Rōmaji transcription of だま
- Rōmaji transcription of ダマ
Kashubian
Noun
dama f
- lady
- weir
- pavement
Latin
Noun
dāma f (genitive dāmae); first declension
- Alternative form of damma (“fallow deer”)
Declension
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | dāma | dāmae |
Genitive | dāmae | dāmārum |
Dative | dāmae | dāmīs |
Accusative | dāmam | dāmās |
Ablative | dāmā | dāmīs |
Vocative | dāma | dāmae |
References
- “dama”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- dama in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Lithuanian
Pronunciation
- (damà) IPA(key): [d̪ɐˈmɐ]
- (dãma) IPA(key): [ˈd̪ä̌ːmɐ]
Noun
damà f (plural dãmos) stress pattern 2
- lady[1]
- (card games) queen
Declension
singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
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nominative (vardininkas) | damà | dãmos |
genitive (kilmininkas) | dãmos | dãmų |
dative (naudininkas) | dãmai | dãmoms |
accusative (galininkas) | dãmą | damàs |
instrumental (įnagininkas) | damà | dãmomis |
locative (vietininkas) | dãmoje | dãmose |
vocative (šauksmininkas) | dãma | dãmos |
See also
- (lady): ponia
- (queen): karalienė
References
- “dama” in Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN
Anagrams
- mada
Maquiritari
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dama]
Noun
dama
- ocean, sea
References
- Cáceres, Natalia (2011), “dama”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana, Lyon
- Hall, Katherine Lee (1988), “dama”, in The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volume I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University
- Hall, Katherine (2007), “dama”, in Mary Ritchie Key & Bernard Comrie, editors, The Intercontinental Dictionary Series, Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, published 2021
- de Civrieux, Marc (1980), “dama”, in , David M. Guss, transl., Watunna: An Orinoco Creation Cycle, San Francisco: North Point Press, →ISBN
Maranao
Etymology
From Spanish damas.
Noun
dama
- checkers, draughts
Derived terms
- damadama (“checkered”)
References
- A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- damen
Noun
dama m or f
- definite feminine singular of dame
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
dama f (definite singular dama, indefinite plural damer or damor, definite plural damene or damone)
- definite singular of dame
- (pre-2012) alternative form of dame
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdaṽa/
Verb
·dama
- third-person singular present subjunctive conjunct of daimid
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
·dama | ·dama pronounced with /-ð(ʲ)-/ | ·ndama |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French dame, Old French dame, from Late Latin domna, shortened variant of Latin domina. Doublet of domina.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈda.ma/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ama
- Syllabification: da‧ma
Noun
dama f
- lady
- Synonyms: białogłowa, facetka, kobiałka, kobieta, niewiasta
- (card games) queen
- dama karo ― queen of diamonds
- dama kier ― queen of hearts
- dama pik ― queen of spades
- dama trefl ― queen of clubs
- (chess, colloquial) queen
- Synonyms: hetman, królowa, królówka
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | dama | damy |
genitive | damy | dam |
dative | damie | damom |
accusative | damę | damy |
instrumental | damą | damami |
locative | damie | damach |
vocative | damo | damy |
Derived terms
- bawidamek
- biała dama
See also
Chess pieces in Polish · bierki szachowe (layout · text) | |||||
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król | hetman, królowa, królówka, dama | wieża | goniec, laufer, giermek | skoczek, koń, konik | pion, pionek |
Further reading
- dama in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- dama in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
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Etymology
Borrowed from French dame,[1] from Latin domina.[2] Doublet of dona.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈdɐ̃.mɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈdɐ.ma/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈdɐ.mɐ/
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐmɐ, (Brazil) -ɐ̃mɐ
- Hyphenation: da‧ma
Noun
dama f (plural damas)
- lady
- (chess) queen
- (card games) queen
See also
Chess pieces in Portuguese · peças de xadrez (layout · text) | |||||
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rei | rainha, dama | torre | bispo | cavalo | peão |
Playing cards in Portuguese · cartas de baralho (layout · text) | ||||||
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ás | dois, duque | três, terno | quatro, quadra | cinco, quina | seis, sena | sete, bisca, manilha |
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oito | nove | dez | valete | dama | rei | jóquer, coringa, curinga |
References
- “dama” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
- “dama” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdama]
Noun
dama f
- definite nominative/accusative singular of damă
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dǎːma/
- Hyphenation: da‧ma
Noun
dáma f (Cyrillic spelling да́ма)
- lady
- (chess, card games) queen
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | dama | dame |
genitive | dame | dama |
dative | dami | damama |
accusative | damu | dame |
vocative | damo | dame |
locative | dami | damama |
instrumental | damom | damama |
See also
Chess pieces in Serbo-Croatian · šahovske figure / шаховске фигуре (layout · text) | |||||
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kralj краљ | dama, kraljica дама, краљица | top, kula топ, кула | lovac, trkač, laufer ловац, тркач, лауфер | skakač, konj скакач, коњ | pješak, pešak, pion, pijun пјешак, пешак, пион, пијун |
Playing cards in Serbo-Croatian · igraće karte (layout · text) | ||||||
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as, kec | dvojka, dvica | trojka, trica | četvorka, četvrtica | petica | šestica | sedmica |
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osmica | devetka, devetica | desetka, desetica | dečko, pub, žandar, fant | kraljica, dama | kralj | džoker |
Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dàːma/
Noun
dáma f
- lady
- (chess) queen
- (card games) queen
Inflection
Feminine, a-stem | |||
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nom. sing. | dáma | ||
gen. sing. | dáme | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative (imenovȃlnik) | dáma | dámi | dáme |
genitive (rodȋlnik) | dáme | dám | dám |
dative (dajȃlnik) | dámi | dámama | dámam |
accusative (tožȋlnik) | dámo | dámi | dáme |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) | dámi | dámah | dámah |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) | dámo | dámama | dámami |
See also
Playing cards in Slovene · igralne karte (layout · text) | ||||||
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as, enka | dvojka | trojka | štirka, štirica | petka, petica | šestka, šestica | sedemka, sedmica |
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osmica | devetka, devetica | desetka, desetica | fant | kraljica, dama | kralj | joker |
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French dame, from Latin domina. Doublet of dueña.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdama/ [ˈd̪a.ma]
Audio (Colombia) (file) - Rhymes: -ama
- Syllabification: da‧ma
Noun
dama f (plural damas, masculine caballero, masculine plural caballeros)
- lady, dame
- Synonyms: señora, ama
- (chess) queen
- Synonym: reina
Derived terms
- dama de compañía
- dama de honor
- damas y caballeros
- primera dama
See also
Chess pieces in Spanish · piezas de ajedrez (layout · text) | |||||
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rey | dama, reina | torre, roque | alfil | caballo | peón |
Further reading
- “dama”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Anagrams
- amad
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese damas.
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun
dama (n class, no plural)
- draughts, checkers
Synonyms
- drafti
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Compare Malay jamah.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: da‧ma
- IPA(key): /daˈma/, [dɐˈma]
Noun
damá
- feeling; perception
- Synonyms: damdam, pakiramdam
- opinion about something
- Synonyms: kuro, kuro-kuro, palagay
Adjective
damá
- felt; perceived
Derived terms
- damahin
- dumama
- ipadama
- madama
- makadama
- pagdama
- pandama
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Spanish damas.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: da‧ma
- IPA(key): /ˈdama/, [ˈda.mɐ]
Noun
dama
- checkers; draughts
- (checkers) king
Derived terms
- dama-dama
- damahan
- magdama
See also
- perdegana
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Spanish dama (“lady, dame”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: da‧ma
- IPA(key): /ˈdama/, [ˈda.mɐ]
Noun
dama
- maid of honor; lady-in-waiting
- Synonym: abay
Derived terms
- dama de-notse
- damahuwana
Uneapa
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *dramaʀ (“light, torch”), variant of *ramaʀ with irregular loss of *ʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *damaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *damaʀ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dama/
Noun
dama
- light
Further reading
- Terry Crowley et al, The Oceanic Languages (2013), page 380
- Johnston, R.L. 1982. "Proto-Kimbe and the New Guinea Oceanic hypothesis". In Halim, A., Carrington, L. and Wurm, S.A. editors. Papers from the Third International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics, Vol. 1: Currents in Oceanic, 59-95.
West Makian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd̪a.ma/
Noun
dama
- forest
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics