Macbeth

See also: MacBeth

English

A First Folio edition of Macbeth.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məkˈbɛθ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Proper noun

Macbeth

1. A William Shakespeare play, about the Scottish royal family.
2. The title character of said play.
3. An 11th-century king of Scotland.
4. A surname.
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Derived terms

• Lady Macbeth
• Macbeth chart
• Macbeth trap
• Macbethian

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

• McBeath