mac

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Translingual

Symbol

mac

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2/B language code for Macedonian.

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: măk, IPA^(key): /mæk/
• Rhymes: -æk
• Homophones: Mac, mack, Mack

Etymology 1

Clipping of mackintosh.

Noun

mac (plural macs)

1. Clipping of mackintosh (“a raincoat”).

Derived terms

• pac-a-mac

Translations

Etymology 2

Clipping of macaroni.

Noun

mac (uncountable)

1. (Canada, US, slang) Clipping of macaroni.

Derived terms

• mac and cheese, mac 'n' cheese
• mac salad

Anagrams

• ACM, AMC, C.M.A., CAM, CMA, Cam, MCA, cam

Catalan

Etymology

Uncertain.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈmak/

Noun

mac m (plural macs)

1. (balearic) small stone, pebble

   Synonym: còdol

Derived terms

• mac de torrent
• macar

Further reading

• “mac” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mak/

Etymology 1

Noun

mac m (plural macs)

1. (colloquial, slang) Clipping of maquereau (“pimp”).

Etymology 2

Noun

mac m (plural macs)

1. (colloquial, computing) Clipping of Macintosh.

Further reading

• “mac”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish macc, from Primitive Irish ᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ (maqqi, genitive), from Proto-Celtic *makkʷos, a variant of *makʷos (“son”) (compare Welsh mab, Gaulish mapos, Maponos).

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Aran) IPA^(key): /mˠɑk/
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /mˠaːk/
• (Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /mˠak/

Noun

mac m (genitive singular mic, nominative plural mic)

1. son
2. A common prefix of many Irish and Scottish names, signifying "son of".

   Dónall óg donn Mac Lochlainn ― young, brown-haired Donald, son of the Scandinavian

Declension

Coordinate terms

• iníon (“daughter”)

Derived terms

Mutation

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “mac”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 mac, macc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 57

K'iche'

Noun

mac

1. (Classical K'iche') sin

Kashubian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mati.

Noun

mac ?

1. mother

Further reading

• “mac”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), “macierz”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish macc, from Primitive Irish ᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ (maqqi, genitive), from Proto-Celtic *makkʷos, a variant of *makʷos (“son”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- (“to raise, increase”).

Noun

mac m (genitive singular mic, plural mec)

1. son

Derived terms

• mac-

Mutation

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 mac, macc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Middle English

Noun

mac

1. Alternative form of make (“equal, partner”)

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish macc, from Primitive Irish ᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ (maqqi, genitive), from Proto-Celtic *makkʷos, a variant of *makʷos (“son”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- (“to raise, increase”).

Noun

mac m (genitive mic, nominative plural mic)

1. son

Descendants

• Irish: mac
• Manx: mac
• Scottish Gaelic: mac

Mutation

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 mac, macc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *makkos. Cognate with Welsh mach.

Noun

mac m

1. bond, surety

Inflection

Mutation

References

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 mac(c)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mak/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic макъ (makŭ), from Proto-Slavic *makъ (“poppy”). Compare Serbo-Croatian mak, Polish mak.

Noun

mac m (plural maci)

1. poppy

Declension

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

mac

1. quack (sound made by ducks)

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish mac, from Old Irish macc, from Primitive Irish ᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ (maqqi, genitive), from Proto-Celtic *makkʷos. Cognates include Irish mac and Manx mac.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʰk/, [maxk]
• Hyphenation: mac

Noun

mac m (genitive singular mic, plural mic)

1. son
2. Used as a prefix for Irish and Scottish patronymic surnames; -son

   mac Dhòmhaill ― MacDonald (literally, “son of Donald”)

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911), “mac”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Colin Mark (2003), “mac”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 411
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 mac, macc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Southwestern Dinka

Etymology

Cognate with Jumjum maañ, Belanda Bor mac, Shilluk mac.

Noun

mac (plural mɛ̈c)

1. fire
2. light firearm
3. prison

References

• Dinka-English Dictionary‎^[2], 2005