macra-

See also: macra and Macra

Irish

Alternative forms

• macrai- (used before a slender consonant)
• macr- (used before a broad vowel)
• maicr- (used before a slender vowel)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “long”), from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós.

Prefix

macra-

1. macro-

Derived terms

Irish terms prefixed with macra-

• macraimheá f (“macro-balance”)
• macrascópach (“macroscopic”, adjective)
• macraspóragán m (“macrosporangium”)
• macraspór m (“macrospore”)
• maicreacnamaíocht f (“macroeconomics”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
macra-	mhacra-	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “macra(i)-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN