Jove

UK/d͡ʒəʊv/ US/d͡ʒoʊv/ uncommon archaic obsolete

noun

(Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus

Synonyms

Jupiter

Origin

Inherited from Middle English Joves, from Latin Iovis, genitive of Iuppiter, from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws. Doublet of Dyeus, Jupiter, and Zeus.

Related words

Broader terms

Roman deity

Narrower terms

Jupiter Fulgur
Jupiter Tonans
Jupiter Pluvius
Jupiter Optimus Maximus
Jupiter Fidius

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noun
singular	jove
plural	joves