Macabaech

Irish

Etymology

From Latin Maccabaeus (+ -ach), from Ancient Greek Μᾰκκᾰβαῖος (Makkabaîos), from Biblical Hebrew מַכַּבִּי (makkabbī).

Noun

Macabaech m (genitive singular Macabaeigh, nominative plural Macabaeigh)

1. (biblical) Maccabee

Declension

Declension of Macabaech (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative Macabaech Macabaeigh vocative a Mhacabaeigh a Mhacabaecha genitive Macabaeigh Macabaech dative Macabaech Macabaeigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an Macabaech na Macabaeigh genitive an Mhacabaeigh na Macabaech dative leis an Macabaech don Mhacabaech leis na Macabaeigh

Derived terms

• Iónátán Macabaech (“Jonathan Maccabeus”)
• Iúdás Macabaech (“Judas Maccabeus”)

 

Proper noun

Macabaech m pl

1. genitive of Macabaeigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of Macabaech

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Macabaech	Mhacabaech	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

• “Macabaech”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024