[ˈma.kɛr], [ˈmaː.t͡ʃer]
OriginFrom Proto-Italic *makros, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós, from *meh₂ḱ- (“to increase”). Cognate with Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós), Old English mæġer (though English meager is from the Latin via French).
- adjective, declension-1, declension-2lean, skinny, meager
- adjective, declension-1, declension-2thin, poor
Formsmacra(feminine) · macrum(neuter) · macrior(comparative) · macerrimus(superlative) · in -er(masculine, nominative, singular) · macer(masculine, nominative, singular) · macra(feminine, nominative, singular) · macrum(neuter, nominative, singular) · macrī(masculine, nominative, plural) · macrae(feminine, nominative, plural) · macra(neuter, nominative, plural) · macrī(genitive, masculine, singular) · macrae(feminine, genitive, singular) · macrī(genitive, neuter, singular) · macrōrum(genitive, masculine, plural) · macrārum(feminine, genitive, plural) · macrōrum(genitive, neuter, plural) · macrō(dative, masculine, singular) · macrae(dative, feminine, singular) · macrō(dative, neuter, singular)
Source: Wiktionary