"Mac-" meaning in All languages combined

See Mac- on Wiktionary

Prefix [English]

IPA: /mək/, /mæk/
Etymology: From Irish mac (“son”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|mac||son}} Irish mac (“son”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} Mac-, {{en-prefix}} Mac-
  1. A patronymic used to form common Irish and Scottish names, similar to the English -son. Tags: morpheme Related terms: Mc-, M‘-
    Sense id: en-Mac--en-prefix-7MITTjpE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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