Maia
Translingual
English
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek Μαῖα (Maîa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmeɪ.ə/, /ˈmaɪ.ə/
Proper noun
Maia
- (Greek mythology) Daughter of Atlas and mother of Hermes.
- (Roman mythology) The goddess of growth after whom the month May (Latin maius) was named.
- A female given name of recent usage.
- (astronomy) A star in the constellation Taurus. It is the fourth brightest star in the Pleiades cluster.
- (astronomy) 66 Maja, a main belt asteroid.
Proper noun
Maia
- A language spoken in the Madang province of Papua New Guinea.
See also
- Wiktionary's coverage of Maia terms
Estonian
Proper noun
Maia
Faroese
Usage notes
Matronymics
- son of Maia: Maiuson
- daughter of Maia: Maiudóttir
Declension
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Maia |
Accusative | Maiu |
Dative | Maiu |
Genitive | Maiu |
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmaj.ja/
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmaj.ja/
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek Μαῖα (Maîa).
Proper noun
Maia f (genitive Maiae); first declension
Inflection
First declension.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Maia |
Genitive | Maiae |
Dative | Maiae |
Accusative | Maiam |
Ablative | Maiā |
Vocative | Maia |
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Adjective
Maia
- nominative feminine singular of Maius
- nominative neuter plural of Maius
- accusative neuter plural of Maius
- vocative feminine singular of Maius
- nominative neuter plural of Maius
Maiā
- ablative feminine singular of Maius
References
- Maia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Maia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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