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An Irish-English dictionary - National Library of Scotland

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REMARKS ON THE LETTER SI.<br />

their own places, are almost identically the same letter ; as, Gr. fieSXetv for fiiWeiv, Lat. debere ; Gr. micKuX<strong>of</strong> for<br />

luKKvXoq, parvulus ; hence the Italians retain pico/i, to signify little. <strong>An</strong>d again they write m instead <strong>of</strong> b and p ; as,<br />

MaOaaa for 7ra9a- niACAeiii innA, a young<br />

;<br />

MAC MAC<br />

1TlAC-<strong>An</strong> 'obije, mac-an-dlighe,s. m. a son-in-law<br />

lllACÁncA, macanta, a. meek, mild, chaste, decent,<br />

demure, modest, innocent, pure, reserved,<br />

honest, good, without guile.<br />

wy 4 7 1 c^ s- meekness, mo-<br />

ITiAC<strong>An</strong>cACT), wacaniac/ifi, 1. f , ^ ,<br />

„, 4 y desty, chastity,<br />

111 AC <strong>An</strong>cAf, Hiacanias, m. •'<br />

•'<br />

I i<br />

'<br />

J honesty.<br />

lllACÁnrACti, macantachd, s. f. puerility.<br />

11lACA]-AiiibA, macasamlda, s. an equivalent, a<br />

thing like another, or <strong>of</strong> the same natme or<br />

value.<br />

ITlAC-bAii'DTÓ, mac-baisdidh, s. a god-son.<br />

11lAC-bnACAi]t, mac-bratlmir, s. m. a brother's son.<br />

lllAC-coinne, mac-choinne, s. a daughter-in-law.<br />

111acciiaii\c, maccuairt, adv. about.<br />

IIIactd, madid, s. a calm sea wave.<br />

111act)a, machda, s. killing, benumbing.<br />

inÁcT)nA, machdna, s. a wonder.<br />

lllAC-onAC, machdnach, s. m. an observer.<br />

lllAcnúJA-ó, maclinughadh, s. conniving.<br />

11lAC-T)ioltAin, mac-diollain, s. m. a bastard.<br />

111AC-OUAÍ, maedual, s. m. a sponge.<br />

niAc-):AO]'tnA, mac-faosma, s. youths under the<br />

protection <strong>of</strong> the ybAic, or prince.<br />

11lAc-].-ui]ttiie, mac-fuirme,s. a poet <strong>of</strong> the second<br />

order.<br />

ITlAC-g<strong>An</strong>-ACAHi, mac-gan-athair, s. lesser duck<br />

meat ; lemna noinor.<br />

lllACAOiii, nuxcaomh, ) girl.<br />

lllAc-ieAlJAijt, mac-leabhair, s. m. a copy <strong>of</strong> a<br />

book.<br />

lllAc-beijin, mac-leigldn, s. a student, a scholar.<br />

IIIACÍÓ5, machlog, s. f. the womb, matrix.<br />

Ill AC-me<strong>An</strong>iiiriA, mac-meanmna, s. fancy, imagina-<br />

11lACAeTh-buil,l.i5, macaemh-builligh, s. m. aci\'il tion, caprice.<br />

boy.<br />

lllAC-mic, mac-mic, s. m. a grandson by the son.<br />

lllACAriibA-ó, macanihladh, s. fostering, fosterage. lllAC-niui^tigeAC, tnac-inuirigheach, s. the scallop<br />

.<br />

.„<br />

4 1 y<br />

iriAC<strong>An</strong>cAC, macantach,}<br />

B,. -thai, quiet,<br />

^<br />

gentle. °<br />

fish, the scalloped shell fish.<br />

ITlAcriAi', mamas, s. m. kindness, fondness; li-<br />

HIacaii, niacan, s. m. a youth, a lad; the young centiousness, wantonness, dalHance, divcrtise-<br />

<strong>of</strong> beasts.<br />

ment; prosperity; Job, xv. 21.<br />

lllAcÁnAct), macanachd, s. ordering, directing. 1TlAcnA]-AC, iiiacnasack, a. wanton, libidinous,<br />

lllAC-<strong>An</strong>-AbAp, mac-an-abar, s. the ring finger. merry ; loving, tender, kind.<br />

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