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Maia.

Maia, specifically:

4 characters1 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[ˈmaj.ja]Classical-Latin[ˈmaː.ja]
  1. Maia, specifically: Daughter of Atlas and mother of Hermes.

    Greek · declension-1 · feminine · singular
  2. Maia, specifically: The goddess of growth after whom the month May (Latin maius) was named.

    Roman · declension-1 · feminine · singular
  3. Maia, specifically: A star in the constellation Taurus. It is the fourth brightest star in the Pleiades cluster.

    declension-1 · feminine · singular
Where this word comes from

As a figure of Greek mythology, from Ancient Greek Μαῖα (Maîa, “Maia”), from Ancient Greek μαῖα (maîa, “lady”). As a figure of Roman religion and myth, of uncertain origin, possibly originally a native Latin formation from a feminine suffixed form of Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s (“great”) (compare Maius as an epithet of Jupiter) that was conflated with the Greek goddess.

adj[ˈmaj.ja]Classical-Latin[ˈmaː.ja]
  1. inflection of Maius: nominative/vocative feminine singular

    feminine · form-of · nominative · singular · vocative
  2. inflection of Maius: nominative/accusative/nominative neuter plural

    accusative · form-of · neuter · nominative · plural
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

adj[ˈmaj.ja]Classical-Latin[ˈmaː.ja]
  1. ablative feminine singular of Maius

    ablative · feminine · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

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