Translingual

Dama dama

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Dama f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cervidae - fallow deer.

English

Noun

dama ‎(uncountable)

1. The game of Turkish draughts.

Asturian

Noun

dama f ‎(plural damas)

1. (chess) queen

See also

Chess pieces in Asturian · pieces d'axedrez (layout · text)
rei	dama, reina	torre	alfil	caballu	peón

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowing from French dame, from Latin domina, whence also dona.

Pronunciation

• (Eastern) IPA^(key): /ˈdamə/
• (Western) IPA^(key): /ˈdama/

Noun

dama f ‎(plural dames)

1. lady (graceful, elegant or noble woman)
2. (chess) queen

See also

Chess pieces in Catalan · peces d'escacs (layout · text)
rei	reina, dama	torre	alfil	cavall	peó

Cornish

Noun

dama f ‎(plural damyow)

1. mother, dam

Synonyms

• mamm/mabm

Derived terms

• dama-wydn

See also

• sira/syra

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da.ma/
• Homophones: damas, damât

Verb

dama

1. third-person singular past historic of damer

Anagrams

• Adam

Galician

Etymology

Borrowing from French dame

Noun

dama f ‎(plural damas)

1. lady, dame, woman of high status
2. (chess) queen

Synonyms

• (chess queen): raíña

See also

Chess pieces in Galician · pezas de xadrez (layout · text)
rei	raíña, dama	torre, roque	alfil	cabalo	peón

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaːma/
• Rhymes: -aːma

Noun

dama f ‎(genitive singular dömu, nominative plural dömur)

1. lady (also used as a third person address)
   • Hvað má bjóða‎

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

     dömunni?|What may be offered the lady? (speaking to the lady herself)}}

Declension

Derived terms

• dömur mínar og herrar

See also

• frú
• lafði

Anagrams

• Adam

Italian

Etymology

Borrowing from French dame

Noun

dama f ‎(plural dame)

1. lady
2. (board games, in the singular) draughts / checkers
3. king (in draughts/checkers)
4. draughtboard / checkerboard
5. queen (playing card)

Synonyms

• (lady): signora

Verb

dama

1. third-person singular present indicative of damare
2. second-person singular imperative of damare

Japanese

Romanization

dama

1. rōmaji reading of だま
2. rōmaji reading of ダマ

Kashubian

Noun

dama f

1. lady
2. weir
3. pavement

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• (damà) IPA^(key): [d̪ɐˈmɐ]
• (dãma) IPA^(key): [ˈd̪ä̌ːmɐ]

Noun

damà f ‎(plural dãmos) stress pattern 2

1. lady^[1]
2. (card games) queen

Declension

See also

• (lady): ponia
• (queen): karalienė

Anagrams

• mada

References

1. ↑ “dama” in Victoria Martsinkyavitshute (2012), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian, Seventh printing. New York: Hippocrene Books. ISBN 978-0-7818-0151-5

Maquiritari

Noun

dama

1. The ocean or sea, which surrounds the earth and is connected via underground rivers to Lake Akuena in the mythological Sky.

References

• Ed. Key, Mary Ritchie and Comrie, Bernard. The Intercontinental Dictionary Series, Carib (De'kwana).
• de Civrieux, Marc. Watunna.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• damen

Noun

dama m, f

1. definite feminine singular of dame

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

dama f

1. definite singular of dame

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaṽa/

Verb

·dama

1. third-person singular present subjunctive conjunct of daimid

Mutation

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdama/

Noun

dama f

1. lady
2. (card games) queen

   dama karo‎ ― queen of diamonds

   dama kier‎ ― queen of hearts

   dama pik‎ ― queen of spades

   dama trefl‎ ― queen of clubs

Declension

See also

Chess pieces in Polish · bierki szachowe (layout · text)
król	hetman, królowa, dama	wieża	goniec, laufer	skoczek, koń, konik	pion, pionek

Portuguese

dama

Etymology

Borrowing from French dame, from Latin domina.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdɐ.mɐ/
• Hyphenation: da‧ma
• Rhymes: -ama

Noun

dama f (plural damas)

1. lady
2. (chess) queen
3. (card games) queen

See also

Chess pieces in Portuguese · peças de xadrez (layout · text)
rei	rainha, dama	torre	bispo	cavalo	peão

Playing cards in Portuguese · cartas de baralho (layout · text)
ás	dois, duque	três, terno	quatro, quadra	cinco, quina	seis, sena	sete, manilha
oito	nove	dez	valete	dama	rei	jóquer, joker, coringa, curinga

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dǎːma/
• Hyphenation: da‧ma

Noun

dáma f ‎(Cyrillic spelling да́ма)

1. lady
2. (chess, card games) queen

Declension

See also

Chess pieces in Serbo-Croatian · šahovske figure / шаховске фигуре (layout · text)
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

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdàːma/
• Tonal orthography: dáma

Noun

dáma f ‎(genitive dáme, nominative plural dáme)

1. lady
2. (chess) queen
3. (card games) queen

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowing from French dame, from Latin domina.

Noun

dama f ‎(plural damas)

1. lady, dame
2. (chess) queen

See also

Chess pieces in Spanish · piezas de ajedrez (layout · text)
rey	reina, dama	torre, roque	alfil	caballo	peón