different between macra vs mactra

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: m?k?r?, IPA^(key): /?mæk??/

Noun

macra

1. 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., f?lia, 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; synchronically analyzable as mac +? -ra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?ak???/

Noun

macra m (genitive singular macra, nominative plural macraí)

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

Declension

Mutation

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “1 mac(c)rad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• “macrai?” in Foclóir Gae?ilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 455.
• “macra?” in Foclóir Gae?ilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
• "macra" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Latin

Adjective

macra

1. nominative feminine singular of macer
2. nominative neuter plural of macer
3. accusative neuter plural of macer
4. vocative feminine singular of macer
5. vocative neuter plural of macer

Adjective

macr?

1. ablative feminine singular of macer

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

mactra (plural mactras)

1. Any marine bivalve shell of the numerous known species of genus Mactra and allied genera, some of which are used as food, as Mactra stultorum, of Europe.

Synonyms

• surf clam

Anagrams

• amtrac, ram-cat, tarmac

Latin

Etymology

Late Latin gloss of Ancient Greek ?????? (máktra, “kneading trough”).

Noun

mactra f (genitive mactrae); first declension

1. (Late Latin) A kneading trough

Declension

First-declension noun.

References

• “mactra” in University of Chicago's Logeion