Maite

See also: maite, maité, maíte, Maïté, and máite

Basque

Alternative forms

• Mayte

Etymology

From maite (“love, beloved”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mai̯te/ [mai̯.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ai̯te, -e
• Hyphenation: Mai‧te

Proper noun

Maite anim

1. a female given name

Declension

Declension of Maite (anim V-stem)

	indefinite
absolutive	Maite
ergative	Maitek
dative	Maiteri
genitive	Maiteren
comitative	Maiterekin
causative	Maiterengatik
benefactive	Maiterentzat
instrumental	Maitez
innesive	Maiterengan
locative	—
allative	Maiterengana
terminative	Maiterenganaino
directive	Maiterenganantz
destinative	Maiterenganako
ablative	Maiterengandik
partitive	Maiterik
prolative	Maitetzat

Descendants

• → Spanish: Maite

Further reading

• “Maite”, in Euskal Onomastikaren Datutegia [Basque Onomastic Database], Euskaltzaindia

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque Maite.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaite/ [ˈmai̯.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -aite
• Syllabification: Mai‧te

Proper noun

Maite f

1. a female given name
2. a diminutive of the female given name María Teresa