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Māius , i, m. Maia, usually mensis Maius,
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.
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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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (5):
    • Cicero, Letters to his Friends, 4.2.1
    • Cicero, Letters to Atticus, 3.8.2
    • Cicero, Philippics, 2.39.100
    • Ovid, Fasti, 4
    • Ovid, Fasti, 5
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