Iuppiter

Latin

Iuppiter Tonans (late first century statue)

Alternative forms

• Iupiter

Etymology

The nominative Iuppiter comes from a vocative combined with pater, and essentially meant "father Jove": Proto-Italic *djous patēr, from *djous (“day, sky”) + *patēr (“father”). It is cognate with Umbrian 𐌈𐌖𐌐𐌀𐌕𐌄𐌓 (iupater), and in other Indo-European branches also Sanskrit द्यौष्पितृ (dyauṣ-pitṛ), Ancient Greek Ζεῦ πάτερ (Zeu pater, “o father Zeus”).

The main root Iov-, Iovis is from Proto-Indo-European *dyew- (“sky”) (also the source of Latin diēs). It is cognate with Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeus), Hittite 𒅆𒍑 (sius), Sanskrit द्यु (dyú).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjup.pi.ter/

• Audio (Classical)

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Proper noun

Iuppiter m (genitive Iovis); irregular declension

1. The god Jupiter.
2. (poetic) The sky.
3. The planet Jupiter.
   • 1584: Johann Virdung of Hassfurt, De Cognoscendis, et Medendis Morbis ex Corporum Coelestium Positione

     [f. 7r] Ex ♃ Peripneumonia, Apoplexia, Pleuriſis cardiaca, Angina, [...] oriuntur.

     [f. 7v] HABENT Namque Planetæ ſpeciales influentias ſuper humani corporis membra ob exiſtentiam eorum in ſignis, vt in Ariete, Saturnus habet pectus. Iupiter ventrem. Mars caput. [etc.]

Inflection

Third declension.

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	Iuppiter	Iovēs
genitive	Iovis	Iovum
dative	Iovī	Iovibus
accusative	Iovem	Iovēs
ablative	Iove	Iovibus
vocative	Iuppiter	Iovēs

Derived terms

• dies Iovis
• iovialis

Descendants

• English: Jupiter
• French: Jupiter
• Italian: Giove
• Portuguese: Júpiter
• Spanish: Júpiter

See also

• Diespiter