Marcas

See also: marcas and marcás

Irish

Etymology

From Latin Marcus.

Proper noun

Marcas m (genitive Marcais)

1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Mark or Marcus
2. (Christianity) Mark the Evangelist
3. (biblical) The Gospel of St. Mark, a book of the New Testament of the Bible

   Synonyms: Soiscéal Mharcais, Soiscéal Naofa Íosa Críost de réir Mharcais

Declension

Declension of Marcas (first declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative Marcas vocative a Mharcais genitive Marcais dative Marcas forms with the definite article singular nominative an Marcas genitive an Mharcais dative leis an Marcas don Mharcas

Mutation

Mutated forms of Marcas

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Marcas	Mharcas	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

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “Marcas”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Marcas”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• Marcus

Etymology

From Latin Marcus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmarˠxkas̪/

Proper noun

Marcas m (genitive Mharcais, vocative a Mharcais)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Mark or Marcus
2. (biblical) Mark the Evangelist

   Soisgeul Mharcais; An soisgeul a rèir Mharcais ― The Gospel of Mark

Mutation

Mutation of Marcas

radical	lenition
Marcas	Mharcas

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.