maþa

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

Gothic

Romanization

maþa

1. Romanization of 𐌼𐌰𐌸𐌰

Old English

Etymology

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 (matʿil, “small louse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑ.θɑ/, [ˈmɑ.ðɑ]

Noun

maþa m (nominative plural maþan)

1. worm; maggot

Declension

Declension of maþa (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	maþa	maþan
accusative	maþan	maþan
genitive	maþan	maþena
dative	maþan	maþum

Descendants

• Scots: mathe