macis

See also: Macis, macís, and maĉis

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French macis, from Old French macis, from late Medieval Latin macis, possibly a corruption of Latin macir (denoting a different red spice from India), from Ancient Greek μάκιρ (mákir, macir), an eastern loanword of unknown further origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.si/

Noun

macis m (uncountable)

  1. mace (spice)

Descendants

  • Greek: μασίς (masís)

Further reading

Hungarian

Etymology

maci (little bear, teddy bear) +‎ -s (-like, -related, adjective-forming suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɒt͡siʃ]
  • Hyphenation: ma‧cis
  • Rhymes: -iʃ

Adjective

macis (comparative macisabb, superlative legmacisabb)

  1. bearlike, teddy bear-like, sturdy, burly (chiefly as an attribute of physique)
    Synonyms: mackós, medvés
    Antonym: vékony

Declension

Inflection of macis
singular plural
nominative macis macisak
accusative macisat
macist
macisakat
dative macisnak macisaknak
instrumental macissal macisakkal
causal-final macisért macisakért
translative macissá macisakká
terminative macisig macisakig
essive-formal macisként macisakként
essive-modal
inessive macisban macisakban
superessive macison macisakon
adessive macisnál macisaknál
illative macisba macisakba
sublative macisra macisakra
allative macishoz macisakhoz
elative macisból macisakból
delative macisról macisakról
ablative macistól macisaktól
non-attributive
possessive – singular
macisé macisaké
non-attributive
possessive – plural
maciséi macisakéi

Italian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin macis, corrupted from Latin macir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈma.t͡ʃis/
  • Rhymes: -atʃis
  • Hyphenation: mà‧cis

Noun

macis m or f (invariable)

  1. mace (spice)

Old French

Etymology

From Medieval Latin macis, possible corruption of Latin macir, the name of a different spice, q.v.

Noun

macis oblique singularm (nominative singular macis)

  1. mace (spice)

Descendants

Portuguese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

 

Noun

macis m (uncountable)

  1. mace (spice made from nutmeg kernel)

Spanish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

macis f (plural macis)

  1. mace (spice)

Further reading