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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μαιῶται (Maiôtai).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Maeōtae m pl (genitive Maeōtārum); first declension
- (historical) an ancient tribe who lived next to the Sea of Azov
Declension
First-declension noun, plural only.
References
- Maeotae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Maeotae”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly