gemæcca

Old English

Alternative forms

• ġemeċċa, ġemæċċea, ġemaċċa, ġemæċġa

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gamakkjō, from Proto-Germanic *gamakjô, variant/diminutive of *gamakô. More at ġemaca.

Alternatively from ġemæc (“equal”) +‎ -ca (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈmæt.t͡ʃɑ/

Noun

ġemæċċa m

1. Synonym of ġemaca

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	ġemæċċa	ġemæċċan
accusative	ġemæċċan	ġemæċċan
genitive	ġemæċċan	ġemæċċena
dative	ġemæċċan	ġemæċċum

Derived terms

• efenġemæċċa
• rihtġemæċċa

Related terms

• macian

Descendants

• Middle English: macche
  • English: match
  • Scots: mach, match