English Online Dictionary. What means mac? What does mac mean?
Translingual
Symbol
mac
- (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)
- Clipping of mackintosh (“a raincoat”).
- (UK, US, Canada, Australia, slang, offensive, derogatory, ethnic slur) A person of Scottish descent, used in driving culture to denigrate someone for poor/slow/amateurish driving responses, a reference to the frugality of Scottish people.
Derived terms
- pac-a-mac
Translations
Etymology 2
Clipping of macaroni.
Noun
mac (uncountable)
- (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
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈmak]
Noun
mac m (plural macs)
- (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)
- (colloquial, slang) Clipping of maquereau (“pimp”).
Etymology 2
Noun
mac m (plural macs)
- (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)
- son
- 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
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, 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
Kashubian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mati.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmat͡s/
- Rhymes: -at͡s
- Syllabification: mac
Noun
mac f
- mother
Further reading
- Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “macierz”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[2]
- “mac”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
K'iche'
Noun
mac
- (Classical K'iche') sin
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)
- son
Derived terms
- mac-
Mutation
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 mac, macc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Middle English
Noun
mac
- Alternative form of make (“equal, partner”)
Middle Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mak/
Etymology 1
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)
- son
Descendants
- Irish: mac
- Manx: mac
- Scottish Gaelic: mac
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 mac, macc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Etymology 2
From Proto-Celtic *makkos. Cognate with Welsh mach.
Noun
mac m
- bond, surety
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 mac(c)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Mutation
References
Old Irish
Noun
mac m (genitive maic or meic, nominative plural maic or meic)
- Alternative spelling of macc (“son, child”)
Inflection
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)
- poppy
Declension
Etymology 2
Onomatopoeic.
Interjection
mac
- 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)
- son
- 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][3], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Colin Mark (2003) “mac”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 411
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 mac, macc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Slovincian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *màti.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmat͡s/
- Rhymes: -at͡s
- Syllabification: mac
Noun
mac f
- mother (human female who begets a child)
Further reading
- Lorentz, Friedrich (1908) “mãc”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch[4] (in German), volume 1, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 595
Southwestern Dinka
Etymology
Cognate with Jumjum maañ, Belanda Bor mac, Shilluk mac.
Noun
mac (plural mɛ̈c)
- fire
- light firearm
- prison
References
- Dinka-English Dictionary[5], 2005