Maedi

See also: mädi

English

Etymology

From Latin Maedi, from Ancient Greek Μαῖδοι (Maîdoi).

Noun

Maedi (plural Maedi)

1. (historical) A member of a Thracian or Illyrian tribe once occupying the area between Paionia and Thrace.

Anagrams

• Media, aimed, amide, maide, media

Latin

Alternative forms

• Mēdī

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μαῖδοι (Maîdoi).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈmae̯.diː/, [ˈmäe̯d̪iː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈme.di/, [ˈmɛːd̪i]

Proper noun

Maedī m pl (genitive Maedōrum); second declension

1. A powerful tribe of Thrace dwelling near the sources of the rivers Axius and Margus

Declension

Second-declension noun, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	Maedī
Genitive	Maedōrum
Dative	Maedīs
Accusative	Maedōs
Ablative	Maedīs
Vocative	Maedī

Related terms

• Maedicus, Mēdicus
• Maedica

References

• “Maedi”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Maedi in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Maedi”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly