German

Noun

Macron n

1. Alternative spelling of Makron

English

Noun

macron ‎(plural macrons or macra)

1. (orthography) A short, straight, horizontal diacritical mark (¯) placed over any of various letters. It usually is used to indicate that the pronunciation of the vowel is long; in Mandarin pinyin (Chinese), it indicates the first tone, e.g. chūzūchē.
   • 1986: Peter V. Jones and Keith C. Sidwell, Reading Latin: Grammar, vocabulary and exercises, Introduction — General notes (note 1), page 2 (22^nd printing (2007); Cambridge University Press; ISBN 9780521286220)

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

Usage notes

• macra is a rare plural.

Antonyms

• breve, micron

Related terms

• macro-

Translations

See also

• macron on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• breve
• solidus
• vinculum

References

• “macron” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaː.krɔn/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μακρόν ‎(makrón), neuter form of μακρός ‎(makrós, “long”).

Noun

macron c ‎(plural macrons, diminutive macrontje n)

1. (orthography) macron

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

Noun

macron m ‎(plural macrons)

1. macron

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek

Noun

macron m ‎(invariable)

1. macron