Macra

Pronunciation

• RP enPR: măkʹrÉ™, IPA: /ˈmækɹə/

Origin

From the Ancient Greek μακρά, neuter plural form of μακρός (makros, "long").

Noun

plural

1. Plural of macron
• 1986: Peter V. Jones and Keith C. Sidwell, Reading Latin: Grammar, vocabulary and exercises, Introduction — General notes (note 1), page 2 (22

• All vowels are pronounced short unless marked with a ¯ (macron) over them. So observe different vowel length of ‘i’ in, e.g., fÄ«lia, etc. It may be helpful, but is not essential, to mark macra in your exercises.

Anagrams

• CAMRA