Maeōtae, ārum, m., = *maiw=tai, a Scythian people on Lake Mæotis, Plin. 4, 12, 26, 88.—Hence, A. Maeōtĭcus, a, um, adj., = *maiwtiko/s, of or belonging to Lake Mæotis, Mæotic: palus,
Lake Mæotis
, Plin. 2, 67, 67, 168: glacies, Juv. 4, 42: pisces, Plin. 32, 11, 53, 146.—Plur. subst.: Mae-ōtĭci, ōrum, m., the people living around Lake Mæotis (for Maeotae), Mel. 1, 2, 6; 1, 19, 17; Plin. 6, 7, 7, 19.—B. Maeōtĭ-dae, ārum, m., Mæotic tribes, dwellers around Lake Mæotis, Vop. Aur. 16; id. Tac. 13.—C. Maeōtis, ĭdis (dos and is), adj., f., = *maiw=tis, Mæotic.—Transf., poet. for Scythian, Tauric, etc.: ora,
of Lake Mæotis
, Ov. P. 3, 2, 59: hiems, i. e.
Scythian
, id. Tr. 3, 12, 2: ara, i. e.
Tauric
, Juv. 15, 115: Penthesilea,
from the region about Lake Mæotis
, Prop. 4, 10, 14.—Esp.: Palus Maeotis, Lake Mæotis, now the Sea of Azov, Plin. 10, 8, 10, 23; also: Lacus Maeotis, id. 4, 12, 24, 76; 6, 7, 6, 18; and absol.: Maeotis, id. 4, 12, 24, 75; 4, 12, 26, 84; 5, 9, 9, 47: supra Maeoti' paludes, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 5, 17, 49 (Epigr. v. 7 Vahl.).—In plur. subst.: Maeotides peltiferae, i. e. the Amazons, women dwelling on the Mæotis, Sabin. Ep. 2, 9.—D. Maeōtĭus, a, um, adj., Mæotian: tellus, Verg. A. 6, 799: unda, id. G. 3, 349: palus, Plin. 4, 12, 24, 76.