gemæcca

Old English

Alternative forms

ġemeċċa, ġemæċċea, ġemaċċa, ġemæċġa

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gamakkjō, from Proto-Germanic *gamakjô, variant/diminutive of *gamakô. More at ġemaca.

Alternatively from ġemæc (“equal”) +‎ -ca (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jeˈmæt.t͡ʃɑ/

Noun

ġemæċċa m

Synonym of ġemaca

Declension

Declension of gemæcca (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ġemæċċa	ġemæċċan
accusative	ġemæċċan	ġemæċċan
genitive	ġemæċċan	ġemæċċena
dative	ġemæċċan	ġemæċċum

Derived terms

efenġemæċċa
rihtġemæċċa

Related terms

macian

Descendants

Middle English: macche
- English: match
- Scots: mach, match

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