You can make 4 words from mac according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.
All 3 letters words made out of mac
mac amc mca cma acm cam
Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word mac. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in mac.
Definitions and meaning of mac
mac
Translingual
Symbol
mac
(international standards)ISO 639-2/B language code for Macedonian.
Pronunciation
enPR: măk, IPA(key): /mæk/
Rhymes: -æk
Homophones: Mac, mack, Mack
Etymology 1
Clipping of mackintosh.
Noun
mac (pluralmacs)
Clipping of mackintosh(“a raincoat”).
Derived terms
pac-a-mac
Translations
Etymology 2
Clipping of macaroni.
Noun
mac (uncountable)
(Canada, US, slang)Clipping of macaroni.
Derived terms
mac and cheese, mac 'n' cheese
mac salad
Anagrams
ACM, AMC, C.M.A., CAM, CMA, Cam, MCA, cam
Catalan
Etymology
Uncertain.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian)[ˈmak]
Noun
macm (pluralmacs)
(balearic) small stone, pebble
Synonym:còdol
Derived terms
mac de torrent
macar
Further reading
“mac” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /mak/
Etymology 1
Noun
macm (pluralmacs)
(colloquial, slang)Clipping of maquereau(“pimp”).
Etymology 2
Noun
macm (pluralmacs)
(colloquial, computing)Clipping of Macintosh.
Further reading
“mac”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé[Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irishmacc, from Primitive Irishᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ(maqqi, genitive), from Proto-Celtic*makkʷos, a variant of *makʷos(“son”) (compare Welshmab, Gaulishmapos, Maponos).
Pronunciation
(Munster, Aran) IPA(key): /mˠɑk/
(Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /mˠaːk/
(Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /mˠak/
Noun
macm (genitive singularmic, nominative pluralmic)
son
A common prefix of many Irish and Scottish names, signifying "son of".
Dónall óg donn Mac Lochlainn ― young, brown-haired Donald, son of the Scandinavian
Declension
Coordinate terms
iníon(“daughter”)
Derived terms
Mutation
Further reading
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mac”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 mac, macc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 57
K'iche'
Noun
mac
(Classical K'iche') sin
Kashubian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic*mati.
Noun
mac
mother
Further reading
“mac”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “macierz”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[2]
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irishmacc, from Primitive Irishᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ(maqqi, genitive), from Proto-Celtic*makkʷos, a variant of *makʷos(“son”), from Proto-Indo-European*meh₂ḱ-(“to raise, increase”).
Noun
macm (genitive singularmic, pluralmec)
son
Derived terms
mac-
Mutation
Further reading
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 mac, macc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Middle English
Noun
mac
Alternative form of make(“equal, partner”)
Middle Irish
Etymology
From Old Irishmacc, from Primitive Irishᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ(maqqi, genitive), from Proto-Celtic*makkʷos, a variant of *makʷos(“son”), from Proto-Indo-European*meh₂ḱ-(“to raise, increase”).
Noun
macm (genitivemic, nominative pluralmic)
son
Descendants
Irish: mac
Manx: mac
Scottish Gaelic: mac
Mutation
Further reading
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 mac, macc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic*makkos. Cognate with Welshmach.
Noun
macm
bond, surety
Inflection
Mutation
References
Further reading
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 mac(c)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Romanian
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /mak/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonicмакъ(makŭ), from Proto-Slavic*makъ(“poppy”). Compare Serbo-Croatianmak, Polishmak.
Noun
macm (pluralmaci)
poppy
Declension
Etymology 2
Onomatopoeic.
Interjection
mac
quack (sound made by ducks)
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irishmac, from Old Irishmacc, from Primitive Irishᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ(maqqi, genitive), from Proto-Celtic*makkʷos. Cognates include Irishmac and Manxmac.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /maʰk/, [maxk]
Hyphenation: mac
Noun
macm (genitive singularmic, pluralmic)
son
Used as a prefix for Irish and Scottish patronymic surnames; -son
mac Dhòmhaill ― MacDonald (literally, “son of Donald”)
Declension
Derived terms
Mutation
References
Edward Dwelly (1911) “mac”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][3], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
Colin Mark (2003) “mac”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 411
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 mac, macc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Southwestern Dinka
Etymology
Cognate with Jumjummaañ, Belanda Bormac, Shillukmac.