Hera
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Hēra, from Ancient Greek Ἥρᾱ (Hḗrā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɪəɹə/, /ˈhɪɹə/
- Rhymes: -ɪəɹə, -ɪɹə
Proper noun
Hera
- (Greek mythology) The queen of the gods, and goddess of marriage and birth; daughter of Cronus and Rhea, sister and wife of Zeus,[1] mother of Hephaestus, Ares, Hebe, and Enyo.
Translations
queen of the gods, wife of Zeus
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See also
- (Greek mythology Olympian gods) god; Apollo, Aphrodite, Ares, Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Dionysus, Hades, Hephaestus, Hera, Hestia, Hermes, Poseidon, Zeus
References
- ^ Oxford Dictionary of World Mythology, Arthur Cotterell, Oxford University Press, 1986
Further reading
Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hera f
Further reading
- Hera on the Catalan Wikipedia.Wikipedia ca
Danish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈheːʁɑ], [ˈheːɐ]
Proper noun
Hera
Further reading
- Hera on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Faroese
Proper noun
Hera f
- a female given name
Usage notes
Matronymics
- son of Hera: Heruson
- daughter of Hera: Herudóttir
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| indefinite | |
| nominative | Hera |
| accusative | Heru |
| dative | Heru |
| genitive | Heru |
Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).
Pronunciation
- Homophone: era
Proper noun
Hera f
German
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Hera f
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɛːra/
- Rhymes: -ɛːra
Proper noun
Hera f (proper noun, genitive singular Heru)
- (Greek mythology) Hera
- a female given name
Declension
| indefinite singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Hera |
| accusative | Heru |
| dative | Heru |
| genitive | Heru |
Japanese
Romanization
Hera
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἥρᾱ (Hḗrā), of uncertain origin. Possibly from a Pre-Greek substrate. Alternative derivation from ὥρα (hṓra) (“season, time, ripe age”) has been proposed but is disputed.
Proper noun
Hera f
- The goddess Hera, the wife and sister of Zeus.
Lithuanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hera f
Declension
| nominative | Hera |
|---|---|
| genitive | Heros |
| dative | Herai |
| accusative | Herą |
| instrumental | Hera |
| locative | Heroje |
| vocative | Hera |
Maori
Etymology
Proper noun
Hera
- a female given name, equivalent to English Sarah
Related terms
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Hēra.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxɛ.ra/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛra
- Syllabification: He‧ra
Proper noun
Hera f
Declension
Declension of Hera
Further reading
- Hera in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛ.ɾɐ/
Proper noun
Hera f
See also
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeɾa/ [ˈe.ɾa]
- Rhymes: -eɾa
- Syllabification: He‧ra
- Homophone: era
Proper noun
Hera f
Swedish
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).
Proper noun
Hera c (genitive Heras)
See also
- (Greek mythology Olympian gods) god; Apollo, Afrodite, Ares, Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Hefaistos, Hera, Hestia, Hermes, Poseidon, Zeus
Anagrams
Turkish
Proper noun
Hera