Macabaech

Irish

Etymology

From Latin Maccabaeus (+ -ach), from Ancient Greek Μᾰκκᾰβαῖος (Măkkăbaîos), from Biblical Hebrew מַכַּבִּי (makkabbī).

Noun

Macabaech m (genitive singular Macabaeigh, nominative plural Macabaeigh)

  1. (biblical) Maccabee

Declension

Declension of Macabaech (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative Macabaech Macabaeigh
vocative a Mhacabaeigh a Mhacabaecha
genitive Macabaeigh Macabaech
dative Macabaech Macabaeigh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an Macabaech na Macabaeigh
genitive an Mhacabaeigh na Macabaech
dative leis an Macabaech
don Mhacabaech 		leis na Macabaeigh

Derived terms

  • Iónátán Macabaech (“Jonathan Maccabeus”)
  • Iúdás Macabaech (“Judas Maccabeus”)

Proper noun

Macabaech m pl

  1. genitive of Macabaeigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of Macabaech
radical lenition eclipsis
Macabaech Mhacabaech not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • “Macabaech”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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