I.the month of May: “Cincius mensem (Maium nominatum putat a Maia, quam Vulcani dicit uxorem,” Macr. S. 1, 12, 18: “(mensis) tertius a majoribus Maius,” Varr. L. L. 6, 4, 34; Cic. Phil. 2, 39, 100; Ov. F. 5, 490; “also simply Maius,” Ov. F. 5, 185.—As adj.: “Kalendae Maiae,” Cic. Fam. 4, 2, 1; Ov. F. 4, 947: “Idus Maiae,” Cic. Att. 3, 8, 2; Prop. 4 (5), 5, 36.
Māius , i, m. Maia, usually mensis Maius,
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.
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