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 *mh₂ḱros.

Prefix

macra-

macro-

Derived terms

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Terms derived from macra-

macraimheá f (“macro-balance”)
macrascópach (“macroscopic”, adjective)

macraspór m (“macrospore”)
macraspóragán m (“macrosporangium”)

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.

References

"macra(i)-" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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