Translingual

Proper noun

Maia f

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

English

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) Short for 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

Estonian

Proper noun

Maia

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

Related terms

• Mai, Maie

Faroese

Proper noun

Maia f

1. A female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

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

Declension

Latin

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
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Maia”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmajɐ/
• Homophone: maia

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Maia

1. A village and municipality in Porto, Portugal.

Proper noun

Maia m f

1. A surname​.

Related terms

• maiato

Etymology 2

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

Proper noun

Maia f

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

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• maya (obsolete)

Noun

maia f (plural maias)

1. (botany) Portuguese yellow broom (Cytisus striatus)

Synonyms

• giesta

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Spanish Maya.

Noun

maia m f (plural maias)

1. Maya (member of the Maya people)

Noun

maia m (uncountable)

1. Yucatec Maya (a language spoken by the Maya people)

Synonyms

• iucateque

Adjective

maia m, f ‎(plural maias, comparable)

1. Mayan (of or relating to the Maya)