See also: Macis, macís, and maĉis

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French macis, from Old French macis, from late Medieval Latin macis, possibly a corruption of Latin macir (denoting a different red spice from India), from Ancient Greek μάκιρ (mákir, macir), an eastern loanword of unknown further origin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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macis m (uncountable)

  1. mace (spice)

Descendants

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  • Greek: μασίς (masís)

Further reading

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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maci (little bear, teddy bear) +‎ -s (-like, -related, adjective-forming suffix)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmɒt͡siʃ]
  • Hyphenation: ma‧cis
  • Rhymes: -iʃ

Adjective

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macis (comparative macisabb, superlative legmacisabb)

  1. bearlike, teddy bear-like, sturdy, burly (chiefly as an attribute of physique)
    Synonyms: mackós, medvés
    Antonym: vékony

Declension

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Inflection of macis
singular plural
nominative macis macisak
accusative macisat
macist
macisakat
dative macisnak macisaknak
instrumental macissal macisakkal
causal-final macisért macisakért
translative macissá macisakká
terminative macisig macisakig
essive-formal macisként macisakként
essive-modal
inessive macisban macisakban
superessive macison macisakon
adessive macisnál macisaknál
illative macisba macisakba
sublative macisra macisakra
allative macishoz macisakhoz
elative macisból macisakból
delative macisról macisakról
ablative macistól macisaktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
macisé macisaké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
maciséi macisakéi

Italian

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Etymology

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From Medieval Latin macis, corrupted from Latin macir.

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Noun

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macis m or f (invariable)

  1. mace (spice)

Old French

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Etymology

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From Medieval Latin macis, possible corruption of Latin macir, the name of a different spice, q.v.

Noun

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macis oblique singularm (nominative singular macis)

  1. mace (spice)

Descendants

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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Noun

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macis m (uncountable)

  1. mace (spice made from nutmeg kernel)

Spanish

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈmaθis/ [ˈma.θis]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈmasis/ [ˈma.sis]
  • Rhymes: -aθis
  • Rhymes: -asis
  • Syllabification: ma‧cis

Noun

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macis f (plural macis)

  1. mace (spice)

Further reading

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