macra

From the Ancient Greek μακρά (makrá), neuter plural form of μακρός (makrós, “long”).

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: măkʹrə, IPA^(key): /ˈmækɹə/

macra

1. (rare) plural of macron
   • 1986: Peter V. Jones and Keith C. Sidwell, Reading Latin: Grammar, vocabulary and exercises, Introduction — General notes (note 1), page 2 (22^nd printing (2007); Cambridge University Press; →ISBN

     All vowels are pronounced short unless marked with a ¯ (macron) over them. So observe different vowel length of ‘i’ in, e.g., fīlia, etc. It may be helpful, but is not essential, to mark macra in your exercises.

• CAMRA, cam'ra

• macradh (obsolete)
• macraidh f

From Old Irish maccrad. By surface analysis, mac +‎ -ra.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmˠakɾˠə/

macra m (genitive singular macra, nominative plural macraí)

1. (collective) boys, youths, children
2. (countable) band of youths

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 mac(c)rad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “macraiḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 455
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “macraḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 693; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “macra”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.kra/
• Rhymes: -akra
• Hyphenation: mà‧cra

macra

1. feminine singular of macro

macra

1. inflection of macer:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

macrā

1. ablative feminine singular of macer