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mac

English

Pronunciation

  • enPR: m?k, IPA(key): /mæk/
  • Rhymes: -æk

Etymology 1

Clipping of mackintosh.

Noun

mac (plural macs)

  1. Clipping of mackintosh (a raincoat).
Translations

Etymology 2

Clipping of macaroni.

Noun

mac (uncountable)

  1. (Canada, US, slang) Clipping of macaroni.
    Is there any mac and cheese left?
Derived terms
  • mac 'n' cheese

Anagrams

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

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 (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish macc, from Primitive Irish ????? (maqqi, genitive), from Proto-Celtic *makk?os, a variant of *mak?os (son) (compare Welsh mab, Gaulish mapos, Maponos).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster, Aran) IPA(key): /m??k/
  • (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /m?a?k/
  • (Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /m?ak/

Noun

mac m (genitive singular mic, nominative plural mic)

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

Declension

Coordinate terms

  • iníon (daughter)

Derived terms

Mutation

Further reading

  • "mac" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “1 mac, macc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

K'iche'

Noun

mac

  1. (Classical K'iche') sin

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish macc, from Primitive Irish ????? (maqqi, genitive), from Proto-Celtic *makk?os, a variant of *mak?os (son), from Proto-Indo-European *meh??- (to raise, increase).

Noun

mac m (genitive singular mic, plural mec)

  1. son

Derived terms

  • mac-

Mutation

Further reading

  • Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “1 mac, macc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish macc, from Primitive Irish ????? (maqqi, genitive), from Proto-Celtic *makk?os, a variant of *mak?os (son), from Proto-Indo-European *meh??- (to raise, increase).

Noun

mac m (genitive mic, nominative plural mic)

  1. son

Descendants

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

Mutation

Further reading

  • Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise 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

  • Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “2 mac(c)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mak/

Etymology 1

From a Slavic language, from Proto-Slavic *mak? (poppy), compare Serbo-Croatian and 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 Old Irish macc, from Primitive Irish ????? (maqqi, genitive), from Proto-Celtic *makk?os, a variant of *mak?os (son), from Proto-Indo-European *meh??- (to raise, increase).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ma?k], [maxk]

Noun

mac m (genitive singular mic, plural mic)

  1. son
  2. Commonly used as a prefix of Irish and Scottish surnames, meaning son.
    MacDhòmhnaill (MacDonald, literally son of Donald, Donaldson)

Derived terms

Mutation

References

  • “mac” in Edward Dwelly, Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic–English Dictionary, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, 1911, ?ISBN.
  • Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “1 mac, macc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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masc

English

Etymology

Clipping of masculine.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mæsk/
  • IPA(key): /m??sk/ (parts of UK)
  • Homophones: mask, masque (some accents)
  • Rhymes: -æsk

Adjective

masc (comparative more masc, superlative most masc)

  1. (colloquial) Masculine (having qualities stereotypically associated with men; virile).
    Synonym: butch
    Antonym: fem

Noun

masc (plural mascs)

  1. (LGBT) A person whose gender (identity) is masculine (but who is not necessarily a man).
    • 2018, Quinn Eades, Son Vivienne, Going Postal: More than 'Yes' or 'No': One year on: writings from the marriage equality postal survey, Brow Books (?ISBN):
      Then there's trans men and non-binary mascs, who can change their birth certificates to MALE after breast removal surgery. []
    • 2019, Morgan Lev Edward Holleb, The A-Z of Gender and Sexuality: From Ace to Ze, Jessica Kingsley Publishers (?ISBN), page 140:
      In other words, it's a queer space for all men, and women who are trans. Anyone who is read as a cis woman (e.g., lots of trans men and trans mascs) is not welcomed. Grindr has popularized the terms “discreet,” “straight-passing,” and “convincing” within gay culture.

Coordinate terms

  • femme

Anagrams

  • ACMs, ACSM, CAMs, CASM, CSMA, MACs, Macs, SMAC, cams, macs, scam

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *mask?, from Proto-Germanic *maskw? (mask).

Alternative forms

  • max

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /m??/

Noun

mas? n

  1. net
Declension
Descendants
  • English: mesh

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *maisk, Proto-Germanic *maisk? (mixture, mash).

Alternative forms

  • m?x, m?s?

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /m???/

Noun

m?s? n

  1. mash
Declension
Usage notes
  • Attested only in compounds.
Descendants
  • English: mash

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