Jove

proper nouninterjectionattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//d͡ʒəʊv//
United States//d͡ʒoʊv//

Jupiter, god of the sky.

proper noun

1
Jupiter, god of the sky.
BEAT on, proud billows; Boreas blow; / Swell, curled waves, high as Jove’s roof; / Your incivility doth ſhow, / That innocence is tempeſt proof; / Though ſurly Nereus frown, my thoughts are calm; / Then ſtrike, Affliction, for thy wounds are balm. [Attributed to Roger L'Estrange (1616–1704).]
2
archaicJupiter
3
obsoleteTin.

Etymology

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

interjection

1
An expression of surprise or amazement.
"I promise to take care of myself. Yes; I won't take any risks. Not a single blessed risk. Of course not. I mean to hang out. Don't worry. Jove! I feel as though nothing could touch me. Why! this is luck from the word Go."

journalist · The keeper of a personal journal, who writes in it regularly.journey · A set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete…Journey · A female given name from English.

Jove · Jupiter, god of the sky.

joy · A feeling of extreme happiness or cheerfulness, especially…Joy · A female given name from English.Joyce · An English and Irish surname originating as a patronymic.

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