maþa

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See also: maya, matha, Maya, Matha, mayá, ma tha, ma-thà, māyā, and mätha

Gothic

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Romanization

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maþa

  1. Romanization of 𐌼𐌰𐌸𐌰

Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *maþō, from Proto-Germanic *maþô, from Proto-Indo-European *mat-, *mot-, used for insects and vermin.

Cognate with Old Saxon maðo (Dutch made (“maggot, worm”)), Old High German mado (German Made (“maggot”)), Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌸𐌰 (maþa); Old Norse had the diminutive form maðkr (dialectal English mawk; compare also maddock). The Indo-European root is also the source of Old Armenian մաթիլ (matʻil, “small louse”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑ.θɑ/, [ˈmɑ.ðɑ]

Noun

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maþa m (nominative plural maþan)

  1. worm; maggot

Declension

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Declension of maþa (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative maþa maþan
accusative maþan maþan
genitive maþan maþena
dative maþan maþum

Descendants

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  • Scots: mathe
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