Maius

See also: maius

Latin

Alternative forms

  • Majus

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From the name Māia, daughter of Atlas and mother of Mercury, probably ultimately from a feminine suffixed form of Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s (“great”).

Adjective

Māius (feminine Māia, neuter Māium); first/second declension

  1. (chiefly with mēnsis (“month”)) of May
Usage notes
  • In Latin, the month names are used as adjectives. In the Classical period, this adjective modifies a noun identifying a particular day, from which the date was reckoned. In Medieval Latin and later periods, the adjective modifies a numeral for the day of the month.
Declension

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative Māius Māia Māium Māiī Māiae Māia
genitive Māiī Māiae Māiī Māiōrum Māiārum Māiōrum
dative Māiō Māiō Māiīs
accusative Māium Māiam Māium Māiōs Māiās Māia
ablative Māiō Māiā Māiō Māiīs
vocative Māie Māia Māium Māiī Māiae Māia

Proper noun

Māius m (genitive Māiī); second declension

  1. the month of May
Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular
nominative Māius
genitive Māiī
dative Māiō
accusative Māium
ablative Māiō
vocative Māie
Descendants
See also

References

  • 2 Māius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Māius in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Etymology 2

An elliptical form of Māiusdeus (“the great god”, “Jupiter”), from māius (“great”, archaic form of magnus) +‎ deus (“god”).

Proper noun

Māius m (genitive Māiī); second declension

  1. great god (epithet of Jupiter)
Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular
nominative Māius
genitive Māiī
dative Māiō
accusative Māium
ablative Māiō
vocative Māie

References

  • Maius in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Maius in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • 1 Māius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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