ma'ame
See also: Määme
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mam/
Contraction
ma'ame
- (dated, nonstandard) Contraction of madame.
- 1904, Byron Nicholson, Le Canadien‐Français, page 138:
- —“ Oui, ma’ame, j’ai vu ça, mais sûr et certain, je ne suis pas irlandaise,” répondit la solliciteuse sans sourciller.
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Usage notes
- This contraction, chiefly used to convey a non-native speaker's pronunciation or contraction of madame, fell out of use during the 20th century. The usual French contraction of madame is m'dame.