Macha

See also: macha, machá, mâcha, and Mácha

English

Proper noun

Macha

  1. (Irish mythology) The wife of Nemed. She died only twelve days after arriving in Ireland.
  2. Macha of the Tuatha Dé Danann who is the daughter of Ernmas and sister of Mórrígan.

Anagrams

Choctaw

Proper noun

Macha

  1. alternative letter-case form of mach

Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *makayā (“plain, flat area”), which is related to *magos (“plain, battlefield”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmˠaxə/

Proper noun

Macha f (genitive Mhacha)

  1. (Irish mythology) Macha

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of Macha
radical lenition eclipsis
Macha Mhacha not applicable

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

References

  1. ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “machair”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[1], Stirling, →ISBN

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “Maċa”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 692; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN

Polish

Etymology

Variant of Mach.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈma.xa/
  • Rhymes: -axa
  • Syllabification: Ma‧cha
  • Homophone: macha

Proper noun

Macha m pers

  1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Macha
singular plural
nominative Macha Machowie
genitive Machy Machów
dative Masze Machom
accusative Machę Machów
instrumental Machą Machami
locative Masze Machach
vocative Macho Machowie

Proper noun

Macha f

  1. a female surname

Declension

Declension of Macha
singular plural
nominative Macha Machy
genitive Machy Mach
dative Masze Machom
accusative Machę Machy
instrumental Machą Machami
locative Masze Machach
vocative Macho Machy

Further reading

  • “Macha”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022
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