- Jove
- noun Etymology: Latin Jov-, Juppiter Date: 14th century Jupiter — often used interjectionally to express surprise or agreement especially in the phrase by Jove
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Jove — puede designar a dos poblaciones españolas: Jove, parroquia asturiana del concejo de Gijón. Jove, localidad gallega. También puede referirse a: Jove, forma nominativa para el dios Júpiter (vocativo, Iovis pater) de la mitología romana. Forma muy… … Wikipedia Español
Jove — Jove, prop. n. [L. Jupiter, gen. Jovis, OL. Jovis, nom. & gen. for Djovis; akin to E. Tuesday. See {Tuesday}, and cf. {Jupiter}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The chief divinity of the ancient Romans; Jupiter. [1913 Webster] 2. (Astron.) The planet Jupiter … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Jove — [dʒəuv US dʒouv] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: Jov , the earlier name of the ancient Roman god Jupiter] by Jove! BrE old fashioned used to express surprise or to emphasize something ▪ By Jove, you re right! … Dictionary of contemporary English
Jove — ► NOUN (in phrase by Jove) dated ▪ used for emphasis or to indicate surprise. ORIGIN another name for the Roman god Jupiter … English terms dictionary
Jove — [jōv] n. [< L Jovis (used as gen. of Juppiter,JUPITER) < OL Jovis (gen. Jovis) < IE * diwes, gen. of * dyēus (> Gr Zeus) < base * dei , to gleam, shine > DEITY] JUPITER, the Roman god by Jove! an exclamation used to express… … English World dictionary
Jove — (Xove en asturiano) es una parroquia del concejo asturiano de Gijón, en España. En 1994 tenía una población de 1.579 habitantes. Situada en la costa occidental del concejo, limita al este con la ciudad y al oeste con Carreño … Enciclopedia Universal
Jove — Roman god of the bright sky, late 14c., from L. Iovis, from PIE *dyeu to shine, with derivatives referring to the sky, heavens, a god (see DIURNAL (Cf. diurnal), and Cf. ZEUS (Cf. Zeus)). In classical Latin, the compound Iuppiter replaced Old L.… … Etymology dictionary
Jove — /johv/, n. 1. Jupiter (def. 1). 2. Archaic. the planet Jupiter. 3. by Jove! (an exclamation used to emphasize an accompanying remark or to express surprise, approval, etc.): It was a good fight, by Jove! [1325 75; ME < L Jov (obl. s. of compound… … Universalium
jove — ap·o·jove; jove; peri·jove; … English syllables
