Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jove

/d͡ʒoʊv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables: jove
IPA: /d͡ʒoʊv/

14

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Jupiter, god of the sky.

name

Archaic

name

Obsolete

intj

An expression of surprise or amazement.

Example Sentences

"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).]"
""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.""

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *dyew-, Joves, Iovis, *dyḗws

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /d͡ʒoʊv/
British English: /d͡ʒəʊv/

Usage

Derived Forms

Jovian Jovial

Phrases

by Jove

Rhymes With

drove grove stove dove shove cove trove hove gove clove rove mauve

Questions

How do you pronounce jove?: The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒoʊv/.
What does jove mean?: Jupiter, god of the sky.
Where does jove come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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