Maien

German

Alternative forms

• Meien

Etymology

From Mai (“May”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Maien m (strong, genitive Maiens, plural Maien)

1. (poetic) synonym of Mai (“May”)
2. (Switzerland) meadow of flowers
3. (Switzerland) bouquet of flowers
4. A birch branch or maypole decorated with paper flowers.
5. inflection of Mai:
   1. genitive singular
   2. dative plural

Declension

Declension of Maien [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Maien	die	Maien
genitive	eines	des	Maiens	der	Maien
dative	einem	dem	Maien	den	Maien
accusative	einen	den	Maien	die	Maien