macra-

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See also: macra and Macra

Irish

Alternative forms

macrai- (used before a slender consonant)
macr- (used before a broad vowel)
maicr- (used before a slender vowel)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “long”), from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós.

Prefix

macra-

macro-

Derived terms

Irish terms prefixed with macra-

macraimheá f (“macro-balance”)
macrascópach (“macroscopic”, adjective)
macraspóragán m (“macrosporangium”)
macraspór m (“macrospore”)
maicreacnamaíocht f (“macroeconomics”)

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

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “macra(i)-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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