Macabaeigh

Irish

Noun

Macabaeigh m

inflection of Macabaech (“Maccabee”):
1. vocative/genitive singular
2. nominative/dative plural

Proper noun

Macabaeigh m pl (genitive Macabaech)

(biblical, historical) Maccabees

Derived terms

1 Macabaeigh, Céad Leabhar na Macabaech (“1 Maccabees”)
2 Macabaeigh, Dara Leabhar na Macabaech (“2 Maccabees”)
3 Macabaeigh, Tríú Leabhar na Macabaech (“3 Maccabees”)
4 Macabaeigh, Ceathrú Leabhar na Macabaech (“4 Maccabees”)
Cogadh na Macabaech (“Maccabean War”)
Leabhair na Macabaech (“Books of the Maccabees”)
ré na Macabaech (“Macabbean era”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

“Maccabees” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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