μάγια
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Inherited from Byzantine Greek μάγια (mágia), substantivised neuter adjective of the Hellenistic Koine Greek μάγιος (mágios),[1] or from the Ancient Greek μαγεία f (mageía) with a change of gender and movement of the accent.[2] From μάγος (mágos, “magical”).
Noun
[edit]μάγια • (mágia) n pl found only in nominative, accusative (& vocative) plural
- spell (magic and witchcraft)
- μου έκανε μάγια ― mou ékane mágia ― (s)he cast a spell [on me]
Derived terms
[edit]- κάνω μάγια (káno mágia, “cast a spell, literally: do spells”)
Etymology 2
[edit]Learned borrowing from English Maya, the language.
Noun
[edit]μάγια • (mágia) n pl (indeclinable) or indeclinable feminine by ellipsis of the noun γλώσσα f (glóssa, “language”)
- the language of Maya
Etymology 3
[edit]Probably borrowed from French maille.[1]
Noun
[edit]μάγια • (mágia) f (indeclinable)
- (dancewear) a dancer's leotard
Coordinate terms
[edit]- φόρμα f (fórma) (uniform for gymnasts, athletes)
See also
[edit]- For the female's given name, see Μάγια (Mágia)
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 μάγια, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ^ μάγια - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
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