mać
See also: Appendix:Variations of "mac"
Old Polish
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *mati, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.
Noun
mać f
- mother
Declension
Declension of mać
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mać | macierzy, maciory | maciory |
| genitive | macierze | macierzú, maciorú | maciór |
| dative | macierzy | macierzama, maciorama | maciorám |
| accusative | maciérz | macierzy, maciory | maciory |
| instrumental | macierzą | macierzama, maciorama | maciorami |
| locative | macierze | macierzú, maciorú | maciorach |
| vocative | maci | macierzy, maciory | maciory |
Descendants
- Polish: mać, macierz, matka
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mati, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr. Doublet of macierz (“matrix”), maciora (“female pig”), and mutra (“nut for a bolt”). mać comes from leveling to the nominative stem, macierz and maciora from leveling to the two oblique stems, and mutra was borrowed from German.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mat͡ɕ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -at͡ɕ
- Syllabification: mać
Noun
mać f (diminutive matka)
- (archaic) mother
Declension
Declension of mać
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mać | maci/macie |
| genitive | maci | maci |
| dative | maci | maciom |
| accusative | mać | maci/macie |
| instrumental | macią | maciami |
| locative | maci | maciach |
| vocative | maci | maci/macie |
Derived terms
interjections
- kurwa mać
Further reading
- mać in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- mać in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Upper Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *mati, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.
Noun
mać f
- mother
Declension
Declension of mać
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mać | maćeri | maćerje |
| Genitive | maćerje | maćerjow | maćerjow |
| Dative | maćeri | maćerjomaj | maćerjam |
| Accusative | maćer, mać | maćeri | maćerje |
| Instrumental | maćerju | maćerjomaj | maćerjemi |
| Locative | maćeri | maćerjomaj | maćerjach |
| Vocative | mać | maćeri | maćerje |