Maia

See also: maia and maiʻa

Translingual

Proper noun

Maia f

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

English

Etymology 1

From 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 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

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

Estonian

Proper noun

Maia

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

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

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek Μαῖα (Maîa).

Proper noun

Māia f (genitive Māiae); 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.
Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular
nominative Māia
genitive Māiae
dative Māiae
accusative Māiam
ablative Māiā
vocative Māia
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

Adjective

Māia

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

Māiā

  1. ablative feminine singular of Māius

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

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈmajɐ/
  • Audio (Portugal)(file)
  • Homophone: maia

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Maia

  1. A village and municipality of Porto, Portugal.

Proper noun

Maia m, f

  1. A surname​.
  • maiato

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek Μαῖα (Maîa, “Maia”).

Proper noun

Maia f

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