macla

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French macle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.kla/
• Rhymes: -akla
• Hyphenation: mà‧cla

Noun

macla f (plural macle)

1. (botany, rare) synonym of drusa

Further reading

• “macla”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Latin

Pronunciation

• macla:
  • (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈma.kɫa]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈmaː.kla]
• maclā:
  • (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈma.kɫaː]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈmaː.kla]

Noun

macla f (genitive maclae); first declension

1. medieval spelling of macula

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	macla	maclae
genitive	maclae	maclārum
dative	maclae	maclīs
accusative	maclam	maclās
ablative	maclā	maclīs
vocative	macla	maclae

References

• "macla", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French macle, either from Latin macula (from Italic) or from Medieval Latin mascula (from Germanic); see French and English macle for more.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈma.klɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈma.klɐ/

Noun

macla f (plural maclas)

1. (crystallography) crystal twinning (intergrowth of crystals)

Further reading

• “macla”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “macla”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French macle, from Medieval Latin mascula, from a Germanic source.

Noun

macla f (plural maclas)

1. (heraldry) mascle
2. (crystallography) crystal twinning

Further reading

• “macla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026