"μαῖα" meaning in All languages combined

See μαῖα on Wiktionary

Noun [Ancient Greek]

IPA: /mâi̯.a/, /ˈmɛ.a/, /ˈme.a/, /mâi̯.a/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈmɛ.a/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈmɛ.a/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈme.a/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈme.a/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Possibly the same root as μήτηρ (mḗtēr). Etymology templates: {{unk|grc|notext=1}}, {{m|grc|μήτηρ}} μήτηρ (mḗtēr) Head templates: {{grc-noun|μαίᾱς|f|first|head=μαῖᾰ}} μαῖᾰ • (maîa) f (genitive μαίᾱς); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|μαῖᾰ|ᾱς}} Forms: μαῖᾰ [canonical], maîa [romanization], μαίᾱς [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ μαῖᾰ [nominative, singular], τὼ μαίᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ μαῖαι [nominative, plural], τῆς μαίᾱς [genitive, singular], τοῖν μαίαιν [dual, genitive], τῶν μαιῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ μαίᾳ [dative, singular], τοῖν μαίαιν [dative, dual], ταῖς μαίαις [dative, plural], τὴν μαῖᾰν [accusative, singular], τὼ μαίᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς μαίᾱς [accusative, plural], μαῖᾰ [singular, vocative], μαίᾱ [dual, vocative], μαῖαι [plural, vocative]
  1. midwife Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-μαῖα-grc-noun-KrH2-BCj Disambiguation of Occupations: 56 28 16
  2. foster mother, nurse
    Sense id: en-μαῖα-grc-noun-jY5lR-6G Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 9 83 8 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 23 59 18 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 9 82 8
  3. good mother, dame
    Sense id: en-μαῖα-grc-noun-DQ~EQRBF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: μαιεύομαι (maieúomai)

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          "_dis": "56 28 16",
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          "name": "Occupations",
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      "ipa": "/ˈmɛ.a/"
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      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
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      "ipa": "/ˈme.a/",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.a/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
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