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Jove
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jove jőve
English
Etymology
en ine-pro *dyew-
en enm Joves, from en la Iovis, genitive of la Iuppiter, from en ine-pro *dyḗws. en Dyeus Jupiter Zeus.
Pronunciation
en /d͡ʒəʊv/ UK
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Jove.wav Southern England
en /d͡ʒoʊv/ US
en əʊv 1
Proper noun
en Roman god Jupiter, god of the sky.
en [Mostyn John Armstrong] History and Antiquities of the County of Norfolk. Volume IX. Containing the Hundreds of Smithdon, Taverham, Tunstead, Walsham, and Wayland Norwich Printed by J. Crouse, for M. Booth, bookseller 1781 IX 51 https://books.google.com/books?id=UntbAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA64-IA2 520624543 BEAT on, proud billows; Boreas blow; / Swell, curled waves, high as Jove’s roof; / Your incivility doth ſhow, / That innocence is tempeſt proof; / Though ſurly Nereus frown, my thoughts are calm; / Then ſtrike, Affliction, for thy wounds are balm. [Attributed to Roger L'Estrange (1616–1704).]
en astronomy archaic Jupiter
en obsolete alchemy chemistry Tin.
Interjection
An expression of surprise or amazement.
en 1900 w:Joseph Conrad w:Lord Jim xxiii. 177 "I promise to take care of myself. Yes; I won't take any risks. Not a single blessed risk. Of course not. I mean to hang out. Don't worry. Jove! I feel as though nothing could touch me. Why! this is luck from the word Go."
Derived terms
en by Jove jovial Jovial Jovian jovicline perijove
Translations
Jupiter, god of the sky
Esperanto: eo Jovo
French: fr Jupin
Hindi: hi जोव m
Italian: it Giove
Latin: la Iovis m
Latin
Proper noun
la proper noun form
la Juppiter abl s
Middle English
Proper noun
enm proper noun 1
enm Joves
Portuguese
Pronunciation
[o:ó]
pt Jo ve
Proper noun
m
pt Roman god dated en Jove
pt 1780 Miguel Maurício Ramalho Lisboa Reedificada Canto I https://archive.org/details/lisboareedificad00rama/page/n5/mode/2up 1 Desculpa Jove ser divino Arcano / Este estrago fatal,
pt astronomy dated en Jove
Synonyms
pt Júpiter
Derived terms
pt joviano