μαῖα

See also: μαία and Μαῖα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Possibly the same root as μήτηρ (mḗtēr).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

μαῖᾰ • (maîa) f (genitive μαίᾱς); first declension

  1. midwife
  2. foster mother, nurse
  3. good mother, dame

Inflection

Derived terms

  • μαιεύομαι (maieúomai)

References

  • μαῖα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • μαῖα”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • μαῖα”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • μαῖα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
  • μαῖα in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
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