Iovis

Latin

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Iovis

1. genitive singular of Iuppiter

Etymology 2

Regularisation of the nominative and the oblique stems, continuing the inflection of Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws. Compare Old Latin Diovis.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈjɔ.wɪs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈjɔː.vis]

Proper noun

Iovis m (genitive Iovis); third declension

1. (Late Latin, Medieval Latin) alternative form of Iuppiter, the god Jove, Jupiter
   • 556-636 CE, Isidore of Seville, Etymologiae, page VIII:

     Iovis fertur ā iuvandō dictus, et Iuppiter quasi iuvāns pater, hoc est, omnibus praestāns.

     Jove is said to have been named from “helping” (iuvando), and Jupiter as if meaning “helping father,” that is, one who provides for (or benefits) all.

2. (alchemy, chemistry) tin

Declension

Third-declension noun.

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

Descendants

• English: Jove
• Middle French: Iove