Μάϊος
See also: Μάιος
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /mǎː.i.os/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈma.i.os/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈma.i.os/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈma.i.os/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈma.i.os/
Proper noun
Μᾱ́ϊος • (Mā́ïos) m (genitive Μᾱΐου); second declension
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ Μᾱ́ϊος ho Mā́ïos |
τὼ Μᾱΐω tṑ Māḯō |
οἱ Μᾱ́ϊοι hoi Mā́ïoi | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Μᾱΐου toû Māḯou |
τοῖν Μᾱΐοιν toîn Māḯoin |
τῶν Μᾱΐων tôn Māḯōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Μᾱΐῳ tōî Māḯōi |
τοῖν Μᾱΐοιν toîn Māḯoin |
τοῖς Μᾱΐοις toîs Māḯois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν Μᾱ́ϊον tòn Mā́ïon |
τὼ Μᾱΐω tṑ Māḯō |
τοὺς Μᾱΐους toùs Māḯous | ||||||||||
| Vocative | Μᾱ́ϊε Mā́ïe |
Μᾱΐω Māḯō |
Μᾱ́ϊοι Mā́ïoi | ||||||||||
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Descendants
- Greek: Μάιος (Máios), Μάης m (Máis)
- → Coptic: ⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ (maios)
- → Old Church Slavonic: маи (mai)
- → Russian: май (maj) (see there for further descendants)
- → Old Armenian: մայիս (mayis)
- Armenian: մայիս (mayis)
Further reading
- “Μάϊος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press