juno
/ˈd͡ʒunoʊ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.17 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
The queen of the gods, the equivalent of the Greek goddess Hera.
name
3 Juno, the third asteroid discovered.
name
A female given name.
Example Sentences
- "But after a few visits to share details about ultrasounds and such, Juno and Mark find they have similar interests in music and movies - and Juno does have extraordinary tastes for someone her age, from the songs of Iggy and the Stooges to the horror flicks of Dario Argento."
Etymology
From Middle English Juno, from Latin Iūnō of uncertain origin. One hypothesis is derivation from Proto-Indo-European *dyúh₃onh₂- (“she of heavenly authority”), from *dyew- (“sky, heaven”) + *-Hō (“burden, authority”), reflecting her role as goddess of rulers. Another is derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yúh₃onh₂- (“the young goddess”), from *h₂eyu- (“long time, lifetime”) + *-Hō (“burden, authority”), making it cognate with Latin iuvenis (“young”). Both would have produced the unattested early Latin form *Iuvō, declined with the root Iūn- and eventually normalized to Iūnō.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Juno, Iūnō, *dyúh₃onh₂-, *h₂yúh₃onh₂-
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈd͡ʒunoʊ/
Derived Forms
Phrases
Synonyms
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