Jovian

English

Etymology

Latin Iovis, genitive of Iuppiter

Adjective

Jovian (comparative more Jovian, superlative most Jovian)

1. Pertaining to Jove or Jupiter, the Roman deity; Jove-like; befitting Jupiter.
2. Pertaining to the planet Jupiter.

Translations

pertaining to the god

• French: jupitérien (fr)

• Irish: ióbhach, ióvach

pertaining to the planet

• French: jovien (fr)

• Irish: ióbhach, ióvach

Noun

Jovian (plural Jovians)

1. (science fiction) An imaginary inhabitant of the planet Jupiter.

Derived terms

• Epistellar Jovian

Translations

An inhabitant of Jupiter

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 木星人 (Mùxīng-rén)

• Japanese: 木星人 (もくせいじん, Mokusei-jin)

Proper noun

Wikipedia

Jovian

1. Flavius Jovianus, a Roman emperor.