Macabaeigh

Irish

Noun

Macabaeigh m

1. inflection of Macabaech (“Maccabee”):
   1. vocative/genitive singular
   2. nominative/dative plural

Proper noun

Macabaeigh m pl (genitive Macabaech)

1. (biblical, history) Maccabees

Derived terms

• 1 Macabaeigh, Céad Leabhar na Macabaech (“1 Maccabees”)
• 2 Macabaeigh, Dara Leabhar na Macabaech (“2 Maccabees”)
• 3 Macabaeigh, Tríú Leabhar na Macabaech (“3 Maccabees”)
• 4 Macabaeigh, Ceathrú Leabhar na Macabaech (“4 Maccabees”)
• Cogadh na Macabaech (“Maccabean War”)
• Leabhair na Macabaech (“Books of the Maccabees”)
• ré na Macabaech (“Macabbean era”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Macabaeigh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Macabaeigh	Mhacabaeigh	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

• “Maccabees”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025