Ultimately from Latin. See etymology at English May. Morphologically from ma- + -ij.
maij
LĒL lists mai of type 16 – brī, however, livones.net, for example, consistently uses maij. The declension type (type 123) indicated for other latinate month names (e.g., jūnij, jūlij) is assumed here.
| singular (ikšlug) | plural (pǟgiņlug) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīv) | maij | maijd |
| genitive (genitīv) | maij | maijd |
| partitive (partitīv) | maijõ | maijḑi |
| dative (datīv) | maijõn | maijdõn |
| instrumental (instrumentāl) | maijõks | maijdkõks |
| illative (illatīv) | maijõ | maijži |
| inessive (inesīv) | maijsõ maijs |
maijši |
| elative (elatīv) | maijstõ maijst |
maijšti |