Ancient Greek dictionary · adjective
μακρός
long
Transliteration: makros
Dictionary forms: μᾰκρός, μᾰκρή, μᾰκρόν
Inflection: first/second declension
Meaning and definitions
- long
- tall; deep
- far; distant
- large
Connected roots
- macro-
large, long
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- macroeconomics
The study of the entire economy in terms of the total amount of goods and services produced, total income earned, the level of employment of productive resources, and the general behavior of prices.
- macrophage
A white blood cell that phagocytizes necrotic cell debris and foreign material, including viruses, bacteria, and tattoo ink. It presents foreign antigens on MHC II to lymphocytes. Part of the innate immune system.
Recorded forms
| Form | Grammar |
|---|---|
| μᾰκρός | nom. sg. masc. |
| μᾰκρᾱ́ | nom. sg. fem. |
| μᾰκρόν | nom. sg. neut. |
| μᾰκροί | nom. pl. masc. |
| μᾰκραί | nom. pl. fem. |
| μᾰκρᾰ́ | nom. pl. neut. |
| μᾰκροῦ | gen. sg. masc. |
| μᾰκρᾶς | gen. sg. fem. |
| μᾰκροῦ | gen. sg. neut. |
| μᾰκρῶν | gen. pl. masc. |
| μᾰκρῶν | gen. pl. fem. |
| μᾰκρῶν | gen. pl. neut. |
| μᾰκρῷ | dat. sg. masc. |
| μᾰκρᾷ | dat. sg. fem. |
| μᾰκρῷ | dat. sg. neut. |
| μᾰκροῖς | dat. pl. masc. |
| μᾰκραῖς | dat. pl. fem. |
| μᾰκροῖς | dat. pl. neut. |
| μᾰκρόν | acc. sg. masc. |
| μᾰκρᾱ́ν | acc. sg. fem. |
| μᾰκρόν | acc. sg. neut. |
| μᾰκρούς | acc. pl. masc. |
| μᾰκρᾱ́ς | acc. pl. fem. |
| μᾰκρᾰ́ | acc. pl. neut. |
| μᾰκρέ | voc. sg. masc. |
| μᾰκρᾱ́ | voc. sg. fem. |
| μᾰκρόν | voc. sg. neut. |
| μᾰκροί | voc. pl. masc. |
| μᾰκραί | voc. pl. fem. |
| μᾰκρᾰ́ | voc. pl. neut. |
| μᾰκρή | nom. sg. fem. |
| μᾰκροῖο | gen. sg. masc. |
| μᾰκρόο | gen. sg. masc. |
| μᾰκρῆς | gen. sg. fem. |
| μᾰκροῖο | gen. sg. neut. |
| μᾰκρόο | gen. sg. neut. |
| μᾰκρᾱ́ων | gen. pl. fem. |
| μᾰκρέων | gen. pl. fem. |
| μᾰκρῇ | dat. sg. fem. |
| μᾰκροῖσῐ | dat. pl. masc. |
| μᾰκροῖσῐν | dat. pl. masc. |
| μᾰκρῇσῐ | dat. pl. fem. |
| μᾰκρῇσῐν | dat. pl. fem. |
| μᾰκρῇς | dat. pl. fem. |
| μᾰκροῖσῐ | dat. pl. neut. |
| μᾰκροῖσῐν | dat. pl. neut. |
| μᾰκρήν | acc. sg. fem. |
| μᾰκρή | voc. sg. fem. |
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