Mac
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Mac is a Gaelic patronymic prefix meaning "son of," commonly used in Scottish and Irish surnames.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gaelic patronymic prefix
ⓘ
linguistic morpheme ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Gaelic onomastics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Irish-language surnames
ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic-language surnames ⓘ |
| cognateLanguage |
Breton
ⓘ
Welsh ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Nic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ó ⓘ |
| denotesGender | male descendant ⓘ |
| denotesRelationship | filial relationship ⓘ |
| etymologicalRoot | Old Irish mac ⓘ |
| field | anthroponymy ⓘ |
| follows | given name or ancestor’s name ⓘ |
| formsPartOf |
MacCarthy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MacDermot NERFINISHED ⓘ MacDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ MacGregor NERFINISHED ⓘ MacIntyre NERFINISHED ⓘ MacKenzie NERFINISHED ⓘ MacLeod NERFINISHED ⓘ MacMahon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | indicates patrilineal descent ⓘ |
| hasCognate |
ap
ⓘ
map ⓘ |
| hasFeminineForm | Nic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Mc
ⓘ
Mʼ ⓘ |
| isAbbreviatedAs |
Mc
ⓘ
Mʼ ⓘ |
| languageOrigin |
Irish Gaelic
ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaning | son of ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | bound morpheme ⓘ |
| orthographicFeature | capitalized in surnames ⓘ |
| positionInName | prefix ⓘ |
| region |
Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ |
| script | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| semanticField | kinship terminology ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Gaelic-speaking communities
ⓘ
Irish diaspora ⓘ Scottish diaspora ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Irish surnames
ⓘ
Scottish surnames ⓘ |
| usedSince | medieval period ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
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