1. μαῖα · maia — Beekes
mother
The corpus record
μαῖα
maia
mother
Figures and citations on this page are drawn from the audited corpus; none are written from memory.
Distribution
- Theaetetus 10 · 4.45/10k
- Exodus 7 · 2.96/10k
- Libation Bearers 1 · 1.86/10k
- Odyssey 12 · 1.38/10k
- Ecclesiazusae 1 · 1.31/10k
- Lysistrata 1 · 1.26/10k
- Job 1 · 0.75/10k
- Genesis 2 · 0.67/10k
- Lives of Eminent Philosophers 2 · 0.19/10k
Senses
2. μαῖα · maia — Chantraine
adresser à une vieille ferme {Od., etc.), mais E. Aic. 393, un enfant s
3. Μαῖα · Maia — Chantraine
(H
4. μαῖα · maia — Chantraine
658 -- nom d'agent μαιεύτρια « sage-femme » (S
5. μαῖα · maia — Frisk
Amme, Hebamme
6. μαῖα · maia — LSJ
good mother
7. Μαῖα · Maia — LSJ
Maia
Attestations
- μαῖʼ · maiʼ Odyssey 2.349
- μαῖʼ · maiʼ Odyssey 2.372
- μαῖʼ · maiʼ Odyssey 17.499
- μαῖʼ · maiʼ Odyssey 19.16
- μαῖα · maia Odyssey 19.482
- μαῖα · maia Odyssey 19.500
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Deep etymology
Authority pointers, pending review
These are the etymology authorities that treat this word, with their exact locators. They are bibliographic pointers, not a published word history: no root, reconstruction, derivation, cognate, or origin is asserted here.
- scan p. 942; entry #3865 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 675; entry #4988 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 1131; entry #3678 Review: Under source audit
The authorities' own wording is withheld pending review. Each source's identity, locator, and review status are cited above.
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