macánta

See also: maĉanta

Irish

Etymology

From macán (“young boy”) (itself from mac +‎ -án) + -ta.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /məˈkɑːn̪ˠt̪ˠə/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈmakɑːn̪ˠt̪ˠə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈmakan̪ˠt̪ˠə/

Adjective

macánta

1. honest, sincere

   Synonyms: cneasta, fíréanta, ionraic

   Antonyms: mí-ionraic, mímhacánta

2. plain-spoken, direct, frank
3. gentle; childlike

Declension

Declension of macánta

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	macánta	mhacánta	macánta; mhacánta²
Vocative	mhacánta		macánta
Genitive		macánta	macánta	macánta
Dative	macánta; mhacánta¹	mhacánta	macánta; mhacánta²
Comparative	níos macánta
Superlative	is macánta

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

• macántacht f (“boyhood; honesty”)
• mímhacánta (“dishonest”, adjective)

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “macánta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “macánta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “macánta”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024