different between maius vs maia

Latin

Alternative forms

• majus

Etymology 1

See maior (“greater”, “larger”), the comparative degree of magnus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?mai?.i?us/, [?mäi???s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?ma.jus/, [?m?j?us]

Adjective

maius

1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of maior

References

• maius in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• maius in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• maius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.

Etymology 2

1. Alternative letter-case form of Maius

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /?ma.j?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /?ma.ja/

Adjective

maia (masculine and feminine plural maies)

1. Mayan (of or relating to the Maya people of Central America)

Noun

maia m or f (plural maies)

1. Mayan (a Mayan person)

maia m (uncountable)

1. Maya (a Mayan language)

Further reading

• “maia” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “maia” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “maia” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• maya (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• Homophone: Maia
• Rhymes: -aja

Etymology 1

From maio.

Noun

maia f (plural maias)

1. (botany) Portuguese yellow broom (Cytisus striatus)

   Synonym: giesta

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish maya.

Noun

maia m, f (plural maias)

1. Maya (member of the Maya people)

Noun

maia m (uncountable)

1. Yucatec Maya (a language spoken by the Maya people)

   Synonym: iucateque

Adjective

maia m or f (plural maias, comparable)

1. Mayan (of or relating to the Maya)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ????? (Turkish maya), from Persian ????? (maya).

Noun

maia f (plural maiele)

1. leaven

   Synonyms: covoseal?, pl?mad?, pl?m?deal?

2. yeast (for making bread or wine)

   Synonym: drojdie

See also

• ferment