Macbeth

See also: MacBeth

English

Etymology

Anglicization of Middle Irish Mac Bethad, equivalent to the modern mac (“son of”) bheatha (“life”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /məkˈbɛθ/
Audio (Southern England) (file)

Proper noun

Macbeth

A William Shakespeare play, about the Scottish royal family.
The eponymous main character of William Shakespeare's play.
An 11th-century king of Scotland.
A surname.

Derived terms

Translations

a Shakespeare play

Chinese:
Mandarin: 麥克白／麦克白 (zh) (Màikèbái), 馬克白／马克白 (Mǎkèbái) (Taiwan)
Greek: Μάκβεθ (el) (Mákveth)
Irish: Traigéide Mhic Bheatha f
Japanese: マクベス (Makubesu)
Latin: Macbethus
Polish: Makbet m
Russian: Макбе́т (ru) m (Makbét)
Scottish Gaelic: MacBheatha

the main character of the Shakespeare play Macbeth

Chinese:
Mandarin: 麥克白／麦克白 (zh) (Màikèbái)
Greek: Μάκβεθ (el) (Mákveth)
Irish: Mac Bheatha
Latin: Macbethus
Polish: Makbet m
Russian: Макбе́т (ru) m (Makbét)
Scottish Gaelic: MacBheatha

11th-century king of Scotland

Greek: Μάκβεθ (el) (Mákveth)
Irish: MacBheatha mac Fhionnlaigh
Middle Irish: Mac Bethad mac Findlaích
Latin: Macbethus
Polish: Makbet m
Russian: Макбе́т (ru) m (Makbét)

See also

Scottish play

Anagrams

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