Macabaeigh

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Irish

Noun

Macabaeigh m

inflection of Macabaech (“Maccabee”):
1. vocative/genitive singular
2. nominative/dative plural

Proper noun

Macabaeigh m pl (genitive Macabaech)

(biblical, history) Maccabees

Derived terms

1 Macabaeigh, Céad Leabhar na Macabaech (“1 Maccabees”)
2 Macabaeigh, Dara Leabhar na Macabaech (“2 Maccabees”)
3 Macabaeigh, Tríú Leabhar na Macabaech (“3 Maccabees”)
4 Macabaeigh, Ceathrú Leabhar na Macabaech (“4 Maccabees”)
Cogadh na Macabaech (“Maccabean War”)
Leabhair na Macabaech (“Books of the Maccabees”)
ré na Macabaech (“Macabbean era”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *Macabaeigh*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
Macabaeigh	Mhacabaeigh	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

“Maccabees”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024

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