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dam.

a lady ((respectful way to refer to a) woman – similar tone to English in different contexts)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun/dɑːm/

a lady ((respectful way to refer to a) woman – similar tone to English in different contexts)
common-gender
en äldre dam
Mina damer och herrar, stunden ni alla har väntat på ...
a lady ((respectful way to refer to a) woman – similar tone to English in different contexts) a woman (idiomatically, in some contexts, for example women's clothing and women's sports – often paired with herre as a respectful term for a man)
common-gender
damkläder / herrkläder
damfotboll / herrfotboll
the ladies' room, the ladies' (short for damernas toalett)
common-gender · informal
gå till damernas
gå på damernas
checkers, draughts
common-gender
a queen
common-gender
ruter dam

Where this word comes from

From French dame.

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