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