Maia

Maia f

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

From Ancient Greek Μαῖα (Maîa).

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeɪ.ə/, /ˈmaɪ.ə/

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.

Maia

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

• Wiktionary's coverage of Maia terms

• A.A.M.I., amia

Maia

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

• Mai, Maie

Maia f

1. A female given name

Matronymics

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

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmaj.ja/
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmaj.ja/

From Ancient Greek Μαῖα (Maîa).

Maia f (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.

First declension.

• maiālis/majālis

See the etymology of the main entry.

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

Maiā

1. ablative feminine singular of Maius

• 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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmajɐ/

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• Homophone: maia

Maia

1. A village and municipality of Porto, Portugal.

Maia m or f

1. A surname​.

• maiato

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

Maia f

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