Μάιος
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See also: Μάϊος
Greek
Alternative forms
- Μάης m (Máis) (colloquial or less formal, literary)
Etymology
Learnedly, from Hellenistic Koine Greek Μάϊος (Máïos), from Latin Māius.[1]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Μάιος • (Máios) m (plural Μάιοι)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Μάιος (Máios) | Μάιοι (Máioi) |
| genitive | Μαΐου (Maḯou) | Μαΐων (Maḯon) |
| accusative | Μάιο (Máio) | Μαΐους (Maḯous) |
| vocative | Μάιε (Máie) | Μάιοι (Máioi) |
Genitive plural:Μαΐων is also used to express, mostly in an ironic manner, the age of an old lady
Coordinate terms
- (Gregorian calendar months) μήνες (mínes); Ιανουάριος (Ianouários), Φεβρουάριος (Fevrouários), Μάρτιος (Mártios), Απρίλιος (Aprílios), Μάιος (Máios), Ιούνιος (Ioúnios), Ιούλιος (Ioúlios), Αύγουστος (Ávgoustos), Σεπτέμβριος (Septémvrios), Οκτώβριος (Októvrios), Νοέμβριος (Noémvrios), Δεκέμβριος (Dekémvrios) (Category: el:Months)
Derived terms
- Πρωτομαγιά f (Protomagiá, “May 1st”)
- see: Μάης (Máis)
Descendants
References
- ^ Μάιος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
Further reading
Μάιος on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
