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

  • IPA(key): /ˈma.i.os/
  • Hyphenation: Μά‧ι‧ος

Proper noun

Μάιος (Máiosm (plural Μάιοι)

  1. May

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Descendants

  • Crimean Tatar: mayıs
  • ? Romanian: mai (also partially via Slavic)
  • Turkish: mayıs

References

  1. ^ Μάιος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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