Mc-

IPA(Pronunciation)

/mək/

Prefix

morpheme derogatory often broadly humorous

A patronymic used to form common Irish and Scottish names, similar to the English -son. / (often derogatory) Used in combination with a non-name descriptive word to form mock names.

Japanese Meaning

アイルランドやスコットランドの姓形成に用いられる父系を示す接頭辞（英語の -son に類似） / 時に軽蔑的なニュアンスで、通常の名前ではなく形容的な言葉と組み合わせ、嘲笑的なあだ名を作る際に使用される接頭辞

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Many traditional Gaelic surnames, such as McDonald and McKenzie, use the prefix Mc- to mean 'son of'.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

多くの伝統的なゲール語の姓は、家系を示す「～の息子」という意味の接頭辞を使っています。

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Sense（1）

A patronymic used to form common Irish and Scottish names, similar to the English -son.

Sense（2）

(often derogatory) Used in combination with a non-name descriptive word to form mock names.

Mc- + shit → McShit

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Sense（3）

(business) Used to form the name of McDonald's products.

Coordinate term: (Apple) i-

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Sense（4）

(by extension, derogatory) Indicating a lack of depth or worth, by association with McDonald's.

Mc- + car → McCar

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Sense（5）

Mc- + nuke → McNuke

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