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

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Macabaech	Mhacabaech	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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