Macintosh

See also: Mc Intosh, McIntosh, Mac Intosh, MacIntosh, macintosh, Mackintosh, and mackintosh

English

Alternative forms

These are all alternative forms of the surname, not the computer brand:

• MacIntosh
• Mackintosh
• McIntosh

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic Mac-an-tòisich, meaning "son of the thane (Old Irish toísech (“leader”))". The OS is named after McIntosh, an apple cultivar, in turn also named after the Scottish Gaelic name.

Pronunciation

• Audio (US):

  (file)

Proper noun

Macintosh (plural Macintoshes)

1. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Noun

Macintosh (plural Macintoshes)

1. (computing) A brand of personal computer manufactured by Apple Inc.

Derived terms

• Hackintosh
• Jackintosh
• Mac
• Machead

Related terms

• eMac
• iMac
• MacBook

Translations

Apple Macintosh

• Arabic: أَبْل مَاكِنْتُوش m (ʔabl mākintūš), مَاكِنْتُوش m (mākintūš)
• Armenian: Էփլ Մակինտոշ (Ēpʻl Makintoš), Մակինտոշ (Makintoš)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 麥金塔 / 麦金塔 (zh) (Màijīntǎ), 麥金塔電腦 / 麦金塔电脑 (Màijīntǎ diànnǎo), 蘋果電腦 / 苹果电脑 (Píngguǒ diànnǎo)

• French: Macintosh (fr)
• Georgian: ეპლ მაკინტოში (eṗl maḳinṭoši), მაკინტოში (maḳinṭoši)
• Hindi: एप्पल मैकिन्टौश (eppal maikinṭauś), मैकिन्टौश (maikinṭauś), मॅक (mĕk)
• Japanese: アップル・マッキントッシュ (Appuru-Makkintosshu), マッキントッシュ (Makkintosshu), マック (Makku)
• Korean: 애플 매킨토시 (aepeul maekintosi), 매킨토시 (Maekintosi), 맥 (ko) (Maek)
• Navajo: Akáʼátʼiil Naatʼáaniiyeʼí
• Polish: Macintosh (pl) m
• Russian: Эпл Макинто́ш m (Epl Makintóš), Макинто́ш m (Makintóš), Мак (ru) m (Mak)
• Thai: แอปเปิลแมคอินทอช (ɛ̀p-bpəən mɛ̂ɛk-in-tôt), แมคอินทอช (mɛ̂ɛk-in-tôt), แมค (mɛ̂ɛk)

Anagrams

• monachist

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English Macintosh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.kin.tɔʃ/

• Audio:

  (file)

Proper noun

Macintosh m

1. (computing) Macintosh

Derived terms

• mac

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Macintosh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈkin.tɔʂ/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -intɔʂ
• Syllabification: Ma‧cin‧tosh
• Homophone: macintosh

Proper noun

Macintosh m animal

1. (computing) Macintosh (brand of personal computer manufactured by Apple Inc.)

Declension

Declension of Macintosh

	singular
nominative	Macintosh
genitive	Macintosha
dative	Macintoshowi
accusative	Macintosha
instrumental	Macintoshem
locative	Macintoshu
vocative	Macintoshu

Derived terms

nouns

• macintosh

Further reading

• Macintosh in Polish dictionaries at PWN