macra-

See also: macra and Macra

Irish

Alternative forms

  • macrai- (used before a slender consonant)
  • macr- (used before a broad vowel)
  • maicr- (used before a slender vowel)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, long), from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós.

Prefix

macra-

  1. macro-

Derived terms

Irish terms prefixed with macra-
  • macraimheá f (macro-balance)
  • macrascópach (macroscopic, adjective)
  • macraspór m (macrospore)
  • macraspóragán m (macrosporangium)
  • maicreacnamaíocht f (macroeconomics)

Mutation

Mutated forms of macra-
radical lenition eclipsis
macra- mhacra- 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