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Etymology
Anglicization of Middle Irish Mac Bethad, equivalent to the modern mac (“son of”) bheatha (“life”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Macbeth
- A William Shakespeare play, about the Scottish royal family.
- The title character of said play.
- An 11th-century king of Scotland.
- A surname.
Derived terms
Translations
a Shakespeare play
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 麥克白 / 麦克白 (zh) (Màikèbái), 馬克白 / 马克白 (Mǎkèbái) (Taiwan)
- Greek: Μάκβεθ (el) (Mákveth)
- Irish: Traigéide Mhic Bheatha f
- Japanese: マクベス (Makubesu)
- Latin: Macbethus
- Polish: Makbet m
- Russian: Макбе́т (ru) m (Makbét)
- Scottish Gaelic: MacBheatha
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the main character of the Shakespeare play Macbeth
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 麥克白 / 麦克白 (zh) (Màikèbái)
- Greek: Μάκβεθ (el) (Mákveth)
- Irish: Mac Bheatha
- Latin: Macbethus
- Polish: Makbet m
- Russian: Макбе́т (ru) m (Makbét)
- Scottish Gaelic: MacBheatha
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11th-century king of Scotland
- Greek: Μάκβεθ (el) (Mákveth)
- Irish: MacBheatha mac Fhionnlaigh
- Middle Irish: Mac Bethad mac Findlaích
- Latin: Macbethus
- Polish: Makbet m
- Russian: Макбе́т (ru) m (Makbét)
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