macra

See also: macra- and Macra

English

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek μακρά (makrá), neuter plural form of μακρός (makrós, “long”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: măkʹrə, IPA^(key): /ˈmækɹə/

Noun

macra

1. (rare) plural of macron
   • 1986: Peter V. Jones and Keith C. Sidwell, Reading Latin: Grammar, vocabulary and exercises, Introduction — General notes (note 1), page 2 (22^nd printing (2007); Cambridge University Press; →ISBN

     All vowels are pronounced short unless marked with a ¯ (macron) over them. So observe different vowel length of ‘i’ in, e.g., fīlia, etc. It may be helpful, but is not essential, to mark macra in your exercises.

Anagrams

• CAMRA, cam'ra

Irish

Alternative forms

• macradh (obsolete)
• macraidh f

Etymology

From Old Irish maccrad. By surface analysis, mac +‎ -ra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmˠakɾˠə/

Noun

macra m (genitive singular macra, nominative plural macraí)

1. (collective) boys, youths, children
2. (countable) band of youths

Declension

Declension of macra (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative macra macraí vocative a mhacra a mhacraí genitive macra macraí dative macra macraí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an macra na macraí genitive an mhacra na macraí dative leis an macra don mhacra leis na macraí

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

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 mac(c)rad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “macraiḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 455
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “macraḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 693; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “macra”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.kra/
• Rhymes: -akra
• Hyphenation: mà‧cra

Adjective

macra

1. feminine singular of macro

Latin

Adjective

macra

1. inflection of macer:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

macrā

1. ablative feminine singular of macer