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Old English · noun

gemæcca

Normalised ġemæċċa

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
weak
IPA
/jeˈmæt.t͡ʃɑ/
Syllables
je · ˈmæt · t͡ʃɑ (3 syllables)
Modern English
matchemacaġemaca

Meaning

  1. synonym of ġemaca

Declension

Declension of gemæcca
SingularPlural
Nominative ġemæċċaġemæċċan
Accusative ġemæċċanġemæċċan
Genitive ġemæċċanġemæċċena
Dative ġemæċċanġemæċċum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gamakkjō, from Proto-Germanic *gamakjô, variant/diminutive of *gamakô. More at ġemaca. Alternatively from ġemæc (“equal”) + -ca (diminutive suffix).

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