mac

See also Mac, MAC, and maç

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: măk, IPA: /mæk/, SAMPA: /m{k/
• Rhymes: -æk

Etymology 1

Shortened from mackintosh

Noun

mac (plural macs)

1. Short for mackintosh (a raincoat).

Translations

mackintosh — see mackintosh

Etymology 2

Shortened from macaroni

Noun

mac (uncountable)

1. Short for macaroni.

   Is there any mac and cheese left?

Derived terms

• mac 'n' cheese

Anagrams

• AMC
• cam, CAM
• CMA
• mca

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish macc (compare Breton mab, Welsh mab).

Noun

mac m.

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

   Dónall óg donn Mac Lochlainn ("Young, brown-haired Donald, son of the Scandinavian")

Declension

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative mac mic Vocative a mhic a mhaca Genitive mic mac Dative mac mic

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an mac na mic Genitive an mhic na mac Dative leis an mac don mhac leis na mic

Derived terms

• garmhac
• leasmhac

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Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish macc.

Noun

mac m. (genitive mic, plural mec)

1. son

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Romanian

Etymology

From a Slavic language, compare Serbo-Croatian mak.

Noun

mac m. (plural maci)

1. poppy

Declension

declension of mac

	singular		plural
gender m.	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	un mac	macul	niște maci	macii
genitive/dative	unui mac	macului	unor maci	macilor

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish macc.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [maʰk], [maxk]

Noun

mac m. (genitive and plural mic)

1. son
2. Commonly used as a prefix of Irish and Scottish surnames, meaning son.

   MacDhòmhnaill - MacDonald ("son of Donald, Donaldson")

Derived terms

• macail
• mac-an-aba
• uchd-mhacachd
• uchd-mhacaich