Latin

Noun

macla f ‎(genitive maclae); first declension

1. medieval spelling of macula

Declension

First declension.

Pronunciation 2

Noun

maclā f

1. ablative singular of macla

References

• MACLA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈma.klɐ/

Noun

macla f (plural maclas)

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

Spanish

Etymology

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

Noun

macla f ‎(plural maclas)

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