ma'ame

See also: Määme

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mam/

Contraction

ma’ame

1. (dated, nonstandard) Contraction of madame.
   • 1904, Byron Nicholson, Le Canadien‐Français‎^[1], page 138:

     — Oui, ma’ame, j’ai vu ça, mais sûr et certain, je ne suis pas irlandaise, répondit la solliciteuse sans sourciller.

     "Yes, missus, I saw that, but sure and certain, I'm not Irish," replied the solicitor without flinching.

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.