Maeōtae — Lewis & Short
Maeōtae, ārum, m., = *maiw=tai,
I a Scythian people on Lake Mæotis, Plin. 4, 12, 26, § 88.—Hence,
A Maeōtĭcus, a, um, adj., = *maiwtiko/s, of or belonging to Lake Mæotis, Mæotic:
palus,Lake Mæotis, Plin. 2, 67, 67, § 168:
glacies,Juv. 4, 42:
pisces,Plin. 32, 11, 53, § 146.—Plur. subst.: Mae-ōtĭci, ōrum, m., the people living around Lake Mæotis (for Maeotae), Mel. 1, 2, 6; 1, 19, 17; Plin. 6, 7, 7, § 19.—
B Maeōtĭ-dae, ārum, m., Mæotic tribes, dwellers around Lake Mæotis, Vop. Aur. 16; id. Tac. 13.—
C Maeōtis, ĭdis (dos and is), adj., f., = *maiw=tis, Mæotic.—Transf., poet. for Scythian, Tauric, etc.:
ora,of Lake Mæotis, Ov. P. 3, 2, 59:
hiems,i. e. Scythian, id. Tr. 3, 12, 2:
ara,i. e. Tauric, Juv. 15, 115:
Penthesilea,from the region about Lake Mæotis, Prop. 4, 10, 14.—Esp.: Palus Maeotis, Lake Mæotis, now the Sea of Azov, Plin. 10, 8, 10, § 23;
also: Lacus Maeotis,id. 4, 12, 24, § 76; 6, 7, 6, § 18; and absol.:
Maeotis,id. 4, 12, 24, § 75; 4, 12, 26, § 84; 5, 9, 9, § 47: supra Maeoti' paludes, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 5, 17, 49 (Epigr. v. 7 Vahl.).—In plur. subst.: Maeotides peltiferae, i. e. the Amazons, women dwelling on the Mæotis, Sabin. Ep. 2, 9.—
D Maeōtĭus, a, um, adj., Mæotian:
tellus,Verg. A. 6, 799:
unda,id. G. 3, 349:
palus,Plin. 4, 12, 24, § 76.