Iuppiter

See also: iuppiter

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

    The nominative Iuppiter, for Iūpiter (with shift of the length from vowel to consonant per the "littera" rule), comes from the vocative combined with pater, and essentially meant "father Jove"; from Proto-Italic *djous patēr, from *djous (day, sky) + *patēr (father), from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws (literally the bright one), root nomen agentis from *dyew- (to be bright, day sky), and *ph₂tḗr (father). Cognate with Umbrian 𐌉𐌖𐌐𐌀𐌕𐌄𐌓 (iupater), and in other branches of Indo-European Sanskrit द्यौष्पितृ (dyáuṣ-pitṛ́), Ancient Greek Ζεῦ πάτερ (Zeû páter, o father Zeus). Equivalent to diēs (cf. Iovis) + pater.

    The oblique cases Iov-, Iovis continue the inflection of Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws. Cognates are Latin diēs (originating from the accusative case of *djous) and Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús).

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Iuppiter m (genitive Iovis); third declension

    1. (Roman mythology) Jupiter (god of the sky and ruler of the Roman pantheon)
      Juppiter quidem omnibus placet.
      Not even Jupiter pleases everyone.
    2. (astronomy) Jupiter (planet)
      Synonyms: Phaenōn, Phaëthōn
    3. (poetic) the sky.
    4. (alchemy, chemistry) tin

    Declension

    Third-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative Iuppiter Iovēs
    genitive Iovis Iovum
    dative Iovī Iovibus
    accusative Iovem Iovēs
    ablative Iove Iovibus
    vocative Iuppiter Iovēs

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    See also

    References

    • Iuppiter”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

    Middle English

    Proper noun

    Iuppiter

    1. alternative typography of Juppiter