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mac (m with superscript c)

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Source: Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 E 29 (1134) = Book of Fermoy [s. xiv/xv], p. 110aFile:

Letters displayed:

<m / mc>

Base form in image, without marks, as it may appear to the untrained eye.

Represents in Irish:

mac / maic / meic

In the scribe’s mind or in normalised spelling.

Appearance

Build type:

Combination

Notational device:

Superscript letter

Components:

In superscript:

Alphabetic letter(s):

c (superscript)

Represents: □ac, □ach, □()c (Irish)□ac, □()c (Latin)

At the baseline:

Alphabetic letters:

m (regular)

Represents: m (Irish)m (Latin)

Meaning

Represents:

In Irish: mac / maic / meic

Type of unit:

Lexical item

Lexical class:

noun

Context

See also

Examples in context:

Examples in other contexts, if available

Entries related in meaning:

Possible equivalents matching one of the values in the transcription above, if available

mac (mc with suspension stroke)

Represents: mac, maic, meic (Irish)