Maia

See also: maia and maiʻa

Translingual

Proper noun

Maia f

1. Alternative form of Maja A genus of sea spiders.

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English

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Μαῖα (Maîa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeɪ.ə/, /ˈmaɪ.ə/

Proper noun

Maia

1. (Greek mythology) Daughter of Atlas and mother of Hermes.
2. (Roman mythology) The goddess of growth after whom the month May (Latin maius) was named.
3. A female given name from Latin of recent usage.
4. (astronomy) A star in the constellation Taurus. It is the fourth brightest star in the Pleiades cluster.
5. (astronomy) 66 Maja, a main belt asteroid.

Translations

daughter of Atlas

• Portuguese: Maia (pt) f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

a star

• Maori: Waitī
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

Asteroid

• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Maia

1. A language spoken in the Madang province of Papua New Guinea.

See also

• Wiktionary's coverage of Maia terms

Anagrams

• A.A.M.I., amia

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Estonian

Proper noun

Maia

1. a female given name, a traditional vernacular form of Maria / Maarja.
2. (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Maia.

Related terms

• Mai, Maie

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Faroese

Proper noun

Maia f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Maia: Maiuson
• daughter of Maia: Maiudóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Maia
Accusative	Maiu
Dative	Maiu
Genitive	Maiu

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈmai̯.i̯a/, [ˈmäi̯ːä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈma.ja/, [ˈmäːjä]

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek Μαῖα (Maîa).

Proper noun

Maia f sg (genitive Maiae); first declension

1. Maia, specifically:
   1. (Greek mythology) Daughter of Atlas and mother of Hermes.
   2. (Roman mythology) The goddess of growth after whom the month May (Latin māius) was named.
   3. (astronomy) A star in the constellation Taurus. It is the fourth brightest star in the Pleiades cluster.

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Maia
Genitive	Maiae
Dative	Maiae
Accusative	Maiam
Ablative	Maiā
Vocative	Maia

Derived terms

• maiālis/majālis

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) Maia

1. nominative feminine singular of Maius
2. nominative neuter plural of Maius
3. accusative neuter plural of Maius
4. vocative feminine singular of Maius
5. nominative neuter plural of Maius

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) Maiā

1. 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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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmajɐ/

• Audio (Portugal):

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• Homophone: maia

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Maia

1. A village and municipality of Porto district, Portugal.

Proper noun

Maia m or f

1. a surname

Related terms

• maiato

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Μαῖα (Maîa, “Maia”).

Proper noun

Maia f

1. (Greek mythology) Maia (daughter of Atlas and mother of Hermes)