maþa

See also: maya, matha, Maya, Matha, mayá, ma tha, ma-thà, and māyā

Gothic

Romanization

maþa

  1. Romanization of 𐌼𐌰𐌸𐌰

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *maþô, from Indo-European *math-, *moth- used for insects and vermin. Cognate with Old Saxon maðo (Dutch made ‘maggot, worm’), Old High German mado (German Made ‘maggot’), Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌸𐌰; Old Norse had the diminutive form maðkr (dialectal English mawk; compare also maddock). The Indo-European root is also the source of Old Armenian մաթիլ (matʿil, “small louse”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑðɑ/

Noun

maþa m (nominative plural maþan)

  1. worm; maggot

Declension
Declension of maþa (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative maþa maþan
accusative maþan maþan
genitive maþan maþena
dative maþan maþum

Descendants
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