Μαῖα

See also: μαία and μαῖα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally “Lady”, from μαῖα (maîa, lady), an honorific term for older women and a nursery form of μήτηρ (mḗtēr, mother) (from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Μαῖᾰ (Maîa) f (genitive Μαίᾱς); first declension

  1. Maia, daughter of Atlas

Inflection

Descendants

  • English: Maia
  • Greek: Μαία (Maía)
  • Latin: Maia

References

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