damo
Esperanto
Etymology
From Italian/Polish/Portuguese/Spanish dama, French dame, from Latin domina, from domus (“house”) (compare domo), from Proto-Indo-European *dṓm, from *dem- (“to build”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdamo/
- Hyphenation: da‧mo
- Rhymes: -amo
Noun
damo (accusative singular damon, plural damoj, accusative plural damojn)
- (chess, card games) queen
- 1910, Kearney (translator), E. L., La aventuroj de Alicio en Mirlando, translation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Carroll, Lewis, ch. 11:
- La Kera Damo bakis tortojn / En iu somertago!
- The Queen of Hearts, she made some tarts, / All on a summer day.
Gallery
- blanka damo
- la kera damo
Ido
Etymology
From Esperanto damo, from English dame, French dame, German Dame, Italian dama, Spanish dama, Russian дама (dama), all ultimately from Latin domina, feminine of dominus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈda.mo/, /ˈda.mɔ/
Synonyms
Derived terms
- dami (“draughts, checkers”)
- piquodamo (“queen of spades”)
- damopeco / damostono (“men, kings”)
- damoplanko (“draughtboard, checkerboard”)
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