macra

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See also: macra- and Macra

English

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek μακρά (makrá), neuter plural form of μακρός (makrós, long).

Pronunciation

Noun

macra

  1. (rare) plural of macron
    • 1986: Peter V. Jones and Keith C. Sidwell, Reading Latin: Grammar, vocabulary and exercises, Introduction — General notes (note 1), page 2 (22nd printing (2007); Cambridge University Press; →ISBN
      All vowels are pronounced short unless marked with a ¯ (macron) over them. So observe different vowel length of ‘i’ in, e.g., fīlia, etc. It may be helpful, but is not essential, to mark macra in your exercises.

Anagrams

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish maccrad. By surface analysis, mac +‎ -ra.

Pronunciation

Noun

macra m (genitive singular macra, nominative plural macraí)

  1. (collective) boys, youths, children
  2. (countable) band of youths

Declension

Declension of macra (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative macra macraí
vocative a mhacra a mhacraí
genitive macra macraí
dative macra macraí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an macra na macraí
genitive an mhacra na macraí
dative leis an macra
don mhacra
leis na macraí

Mutation

Mutated forms of macra
radical lenition eclipsis
macra mhacra 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

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈma.kra/
  • Rhymes: -akra
  • Hyphenation: mà‧cra

Adjective

macra

  1. feminine singular of macro

Latin

Adjective

macra

  1. inflection of macer:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

macrā

  1. ablative feminine singular of macer