Jupiter

See also: Jüpiter, Júpiter, Júpíter, and jupiter
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English

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The planet Jupiter (proper noun sense 1)
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A marble statue of the Roman god Jupiter (proper noun sense 2), at Musée du Louvre

Etymology

From Latin Iūpiter (“father Jove”), from Proto-Italic *djous patēr (literally “sky father”) (cognate with Ancient Greek Ζεῦ πάτερ (Zeû páter, “father Zeus”)), from *djous (“day, sky”) + *patēr (“father”), from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws (literally “the bright one”), from *dyew- (“to be bright, day sky”), and *ph₂tḗr (“father”). Doublet of Dyaus Pita.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒupɪtɚ/, [ˈd͡ʒupɪɾɚ]
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -uːpɪtə(ɹ)

Proper noun

Jupiter

  2. (astronomy) The fifth and by far the largest planet in the Solar System, a gas giant, represented by the symbol ♃ in astronomy. Jupiter is known for its Great Red Spot and many moons including the Galilean moons.
    • 1990 August, Bradford A. Smith, “Voyage of the Century”, in National Geographic, volume 178, number 2, page 62:
      Jupiter condensed out of the dust and gas that became our solar system at a distance where water remains frozen.
    • 2022 November 18, Ian Sample, “Earth weighs in at six ronnagrams as new prefixes picked for big and small”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 March 2023:
      The arrival of the new prefixes means the Earth can now be said to weigh six ronnagrams, and Jupiter about two quettagrams.
    • 2025, Neil deGrasse Tyson, “Planets, Moons, and Cosmic Debris”, in Just Visiting This Planet, Revised and Updated for the Twenty-First Century (Science / Astronomy), Blackstone Publishing, →ISBN, →OCLC, pages 34, 35:
      Ancient peoples, without telescopes, would have no knowledge that Jupiter is the largest and most majestic planet—it would only be a point of light in the sky. How then did this planet come to be named for the mythological ruler of the gods? […]
      The fact that the planet Jupiter, named for the ruling Roman god, is the most massive planet is simply a coincidence.
  4. (Roman mythology) The King of the Gods, also called Jove. Equivalent to the Greek Zeus, Jupiter was one of the children of Saturn. As supreme god of the Roman pantheon, Jupiter was the god of thunder, lightning, and storms, and appropriately called the god of light and sky.
  5. (informal) The largest or most prominent member of a group.
    Brazil could be considered the Jupiter of South America.
    Jupiter became the nickname of John Pierpont Morgan in late 19th century finance.
  6. A number of places in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Tuolumne County, California, named after a mine.
    2. A town in Palm Beach County, Florida, named in error after the Roman god. [1]
      • 2017 March 1, Hannah Seligson, “Where to get hip in Palm Beach”, in CNN‎[2], Atlanta, Ga.: Warner Bros. Discovery, archived from the original on 12 August 2025:
        But there’s also a burgeoning food scene in downtown Palm Beach that’s drawing Floridians from Jupiter to Boca.
    3. A township in Kittson County, Minnesota, named after the planet.
    4. An unincorporated community in Buncombe County, North Carolina.
  7. A summer resort on the Black Sea in Romania.
  8. (rare) A unisex given name.
    • 2022 August 5, Gretty Garcia, “Everything We Know About Cherry Seaborn aka Ed Sheeran's Ultra-Cool Wife”, in Cosmopolitan‎[3], archived from the original on 16 August 2023:
      Then, in March 2023, he [Ed Sheeran] spoke more at length about his wife's diagnosis with Rolling Stone, sharing that doctors had found the tumor when his wife was six months pregnant and that the couple considered having their daughter, who is named Jupiter, early.

Usage notes

Synonyms

  • (astronomy, astrology): ♃

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

Jupiter (uncountable)

  1. (heraldry, rare) Azure (blue), in the postmedieval practice of blazoning the tinctures of certain sovereigns' (especially British monarchs') coats as planets.
    • 1693, Richard Blome, The Art of Heraldry, in two parts ... second edition ..., pages 76-77:
      5. Jupiter, a Mace of Majestry in Bend Sol.
    • 1718, Samuel Kent, The Grammar of Heraldry [...] Second Edition:
      George [...] 2d. Jupiter, three Fleurs de Lis Sol, for the Arms of France. 3d. Jupiter, an Irish Harp Sol, stringed Luna, for Ireland.
    • 1735, Francis Nichols, The Irish Compendium [...] vol. III of the British Compendium, second edition, page 80:
      8. Tierce in Mantle, first Mars, two Lions passant-guardant in pale, Sol, for Brunswick; 2d Sol, Semi of Hearts proper, a Lion rampant Jupiter, for Lunenburgh; 3d, ente en Point, Mars, an Horse currant Luna, for Saxony. Note, these Ensigns (which are the paternal Coat of his Majesty King George) I have added as an Example, to shew the Form of what foreign Heralds term Tierce in Mantle, ente en Pointe, &c. […]
    • 1737, Benjamin Martin, Bibliotheca Technologica: Or, a Philological Library, page 631:
      ARMS. QUARTERLY, in the first grand Quarter Mars, three Lions passant-guardant in Pale, Sol; the Imperial Ensigns of England, impaled with the Royal Arms of Scotland, which are Sol, a Lion rampant within a double Tressure flower'd and counterflower'd with Fleurs-de-lis, Mars. The second Quarter is the Royal Arms of France, viz. Jupiter, three Fleurs-de-lis, Sol. The third, the Ensign of Ireland, which is, Jupiter, an Harp Sol, stringed Luna.
  2. (especially astronomy) Alternative spelling of jupiter.
  3. (obsolete, alchemy, chemistry) Tin.

Interjection

Jupiter

  1. Synonym of by Jupiter.
    • 1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC:
      "Jupiter!" murmured Crediton. It is unusual for the senior hand to leave even one of the five cards to which he is entitled. It indicated an unusually strong hand.

See also

Solar System in English · Solar System (layout · text)
Star Sun
IAU planets and
notable dwarf planets 		Mercury Venus Earth Mars Ceres Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto Eris
Notable
moons 		— — Moon Phobos
Deimos 		— Io
Europa
Ganymede
Callisto 		Mimas
Enceladus
Tethys
Dione
Rhea
Titan
Iapetus
Miranda
Ariel
Umbriel
Titania
Oberon 		Triton Charon Dysnomia

References

  1. ^ TopoZone: Jupiter, Florida

Further reading

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch Jupiter.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Ju‧piter

Proper noun

Jupiter

  2. (astronomy) Jupiter
  4. (Roman mythology) Jupiter

See also

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjupɪtɛr]
  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

Jupiter m anim

  2. (Roman mythology) Jupiter (Roman god)

Declension

Declension of Jupiter (sg-only hard masculine animate)
singular
nominative Jupiter
genitive Jupitera
dative Jupiterovi, Jupiteru
accusative Jupitera
vocative Jupitere
locative Jupiterovi, Jupiteru
instrumental Jupiterem
  • The archaic way of declining this noun used Jov- in place of Jupiter- in the oblique cases, following the Latin declension.

Proper noun

Jupiter m inan

  2. Jupiter (planet)

Declension

Declension of Jupiter (sg-only hard masculine inanimate)
singular
nominative Jupiter
genitive Jupiteru, Jupitera
dative Jupiteru
accusative Jupiter
vocative Jupitere
locative Jupiteru
instrumental Jupiterem

See also

Solar System in Czech · sluneční soustava (layout · text)
Star Slunce
IAU planets and
notable dwarf planets 		Merkur Venuše Země Mars Ceres Jupiter Saturn Uran Neptun Pluto Eris
Notable
moons 		— — Měsíc Phobos/Fobos
Deimos 		— Io
Europa
Ganymed
Callisto 		Mimas
Enceladus
Tethys
Dione
Rhea
Titan
Iapetus
Miranda
Ariel
Umbriel
Titania
Oberon 		Triton Charon Dysnomia

Further reading

Danish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Iūpiter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jupitər/, [ˈjub̥id̥ɐ]

Proper noun

Jupiter (genitive Jupiters)

  2. Jupiter (the planet)
  4. Jupiter (the Roman god, equivalent to the Greek Zeus)

See also

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch jupiter, from Latin Iūpiter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjy.piˌtɛr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ju‧pi‧ter

Proper noun

Jupiter m

  2. Jupiter (planet)
  4. Jupiter (Roman god)

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: Jupiter
  • → Papiamentu: Yüpitèr

Estonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjupiter/

Proper noun

Jupiter

  2. Jupiter (planet)
  4. Jupiter (Roman god)

See also

Faroese

Proper noun

Jupiter m

  1. Jupiter (planet)

See also

Solar System in Faroese · Sólskipanin (layout · text)
Star Sólin
IAU planets and
notable dwarf planets 		Merkur Venus Jørðin Mars [Term?] Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptun Pluto Eris
Notable
moons 		— — Mánin Phobos
Deimos 		— Io
Europa
Ganymedes
Callisto 		[Term?]
[Term?]
[Term?]
[Term?]
[Term?]
Titan
[Term?]
[Term?]
[Term?]
[Term?]
[Term?]
[Term?] 		Triton Charon Dysnomia

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin Iūpiter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjupiter/, [ˈjupit̪e̞r]
  • Rhymes: -upiter
  • Syllabification(key): Ju‧pi‧ter
  • Hyphenation(key): Ju‧pi‧ter

Proper noun

Jupiter

  2. (astronomy) Jupiter (planet)
  4. (Roman mythology) Jupiter (Roman god)
    Synonym: Juppiter

Declension

Inflection of Jupiter (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative Jupiter Jupiterit
genitive Jupiterin Jupiterien
Jupitereiden
Jupitereitten
partitive Jupiteria Jupitereita
Jupitereja
illative Jupiteriin Jupitereihin
singular plural
nominative Jupiter Jupiterit
accusative nom. Jupiter Jupiterit
gen. Jupiterin
genitive Jupiterin Jupiterien
Jupitereiden
Jupitereitten
partitive Jupiteria Jupitereita
Jupitereja
inessive Jupiterissa Jupitereissa
elative Jupiterista Jupitereista
illative Jupiteriin Jupitereihin
adessive Jupiterilla Jupitereilla
ablative Jupiterilta Jupitereilta
allative Jupiterille Jupitereille
essive Jupiterina Jupitereina
translative Jupiteriksi Jupitereiksi
abessive Jupiteritta Jupitereitta
instructive — Jupiterein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Jupiter (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Jupiterini Jupiterini
accusative nom. Jupiterini Jupiterini
gen. Jupiterini
genitive Jupiterini Jupiterieni
Jupitereideni
Jupitereitteni
partitive Jupiteriani Jupitereitani
Jupiterejani
inessive Jupiterissani Jupitereissani
elative Jupiteristani Jupitereistani
illative Jupiteriini Jupitereihini
adessive Jupiterillani Jupitereillani
ablative Jupiteriltani Jupitereiltani
allative Jupiterilleni Jupitereilleni
essive Jupiterinani Jupitereinani
translative Jupiterikseni Jupitereikseni
abessive Jupiterittani Jupitereittani
instructive — —
comitative — Jupitereineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Jupiterisi Jupiterisi
accusative nom. Jupiterisi Jupiterisi
gen. Jupiterisi
genitive Jupiterisi Jupiteriesi
Jupitereidesi
Jupitereittesi
partitive Jupiteriasi Jupitereitasi
Jupiterejasi
inessive Jupiterissasi Jupitereissasi
elative Jupiteristasi Jupitereistasi
illative Jupiteriisi Jupitereihisi
adessive Jupiterillasi Jupitereillasi
ablative Jupiteriltasi Jupitereiltasi
allative Jupiterillesi Jupitereillesi
essive Jupiterinasi Jupitereinasi
translative Jupiteriksesi Jupitereiksesi
abessive Jupiterittasi Jupitereittasi
instructive — —
comitative — Jupitereinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Jupiterimme Jupiterimme
accusative nom. Jupiterimme Jupiterimme
gen. Jupiterimme
genitive Jupiterimme Jupiteriemme
Jupitereidemme
Jupitereittemme
partitive Jupiteriamme Jupitereitamme
Jupiterejamme
inessive Jupiterissamme Jupitereissamme
elative Jupiteristamme Jupitereistamme
illative Jupiteriimme Jupitereihimme
adessive Jupiterillamme Jupitereillamme
ablative Jupiteriltamme Jupitereiltamme
allative Jupiterillemme Jupitereillemme
essive Jupiterinamme Jupitereinamme
translative Jupiteriksemme Jupitereiksemme
abessive Jupiterittamme Jupitereittamme
instructive — —
comitative — Jupitereinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Jupiterinne Jupiterinne
accusative nom. Jupiterinne Jupiterinne
gen. Jupiterinne
genitive Jupiterinne Jupiterienne
Jupitereidenne
Jupitereittenne
partitive Jupiterianne Jupitereitanne
Jupiterejanne
inessive Jupiterissanne Jupitereissanne
elative Jupiteristanne Jupitereistanne
illative Jupiteriinne Jupitereihinne
adessive Jupiterillanne Jupitereillanne
ablative Jupiteriltanne Jupitereiltanne
allative Jupiterillenne Jupitereillenne
essive Jupiterinanne Jupitereinanne
translative Jupiteriksenne Jupitereiksenne
abessive Jupiterittanne Jupitereittanne
instructive — —
comitative — Jupitereinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Jupiterinsa Jupiterinsa
accusative nom. Jupiterinsa Jupiterinsa
gen. Jupiterinsa
genitive Jupiterinsa Jupiteriensa
Jupitereidensa
Jupitereittensa
partitive Jupiteriaan
Jupiteriansa 		Jupitereitaan
Jupiterejaan
Jupitereitansa
Jupiterejansa
inessive Jupiterissaan
Jupiterissansa 		Jupitereissaan
Jupitereissansa
elative Jupiteristaan
Jupiteristansa 		Jupitereistaan
Jupitereistansa
illative Jupiteriinsa Jupitereihinsa
adessive Jupiterillaan
Jupiterillansa 		Jupitereillaan
Jupitereillansa
ablative Jupiteriltaan
Jupiteriltansa 		Jupitereiltaan
Jupitereiltansa
allative Jupiterilleen
Jupiterillensa 		Jupitereilleen
Jupitereillensa
essive Jupiterinaan
Jupiterinansa 		Jupitereinaan
Jupitereinansa
translative Jupiterikseen
Jupiteriksensa 		Jupitereikseen
Jupitereiksensa
abessive Jupiterittaan
Jupiterittansa 		Jupitereittaan
Jupitereittansa
instructive — —
comitative — Jupitereineen
Jupitereinensa

See also

Solar System in Finnish · Aurinkokunta (layout · text)
Star Aurinko
IAU planets and
notable dwarf planets 		Merkurius Venus Maa (Tellus) Mars Ceres Jupiter Saturnus Uranus Neptunus Pluto Eris
Notable
moons 		— — Kuu Phobos
Deimos 		— Io
Europa
Ganymedes
Kallisto 		Mimas
Enceladus
Tethys
Dione
Rhea
Titan
Japetus
Miranda
Ariel
Umbriel
Titania
Oberon 		Triton Kharon Dysnomia

French

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Jupiter m

  2. Jupiter (Roman god)

Proper noun

Jupiter m or f

  2. Jupiter (planet)

Derived terms

Descendants

See also

Solar System in French · système solaire (layout · text)
Star Soleil
IAU planets and
notable dwarf planets 		Mercure Vénus Terre Mars Cérès Jupiter Saturne Uranus Neptune Pluton Éris
Notable
moons 		— — Lune Phobos
Deimos 		— Io
Europe
Ganymède
Callisto 		Mimas
Encelade
Téthys
Dioné
Rhéa
Titan
Japet
Miranda
Ariel
Umbriel
Titania
Obéron 		Triton Charon Dysnomie

German

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Iūpiter (“Jupiter”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjuːpitɐ/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ju‧pi‧ter

Proper noun

Jupiter m (proper noun, strong, genitive Jupiters or Jupiter)

  2. (astronomy) Jupiter
  4. (Roman mythology) Jupiter

Declension

Declension of Jupiter [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Jupiter
genitive eines des Jupiters, Jupiter
dative einem dem Jupiter
accusative einen den Jupiter

See also

References

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjupitɛr]
  • Hyphenation: Ju‧pi‧ter
  • Rhymes: -ɛr

Proper noun

Jupiter

  2. Jupiter (planet)
  4. Jupiter (Roman god)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative Jupiter Jupiterek
accusative Jupitert Jupitereket
dative Jupiternek Jupitereknek
instrumental Jupiterrel Jupiterekkel
causal-final Jupiterért Jupiterekért
translative Jupiterré Jupiterekké
terminative Jupiterig Jupiterekig
essive-formal Jupiterként Jupiterekként
essive-modal — —
inessive Jupiterben Jupiterekben
superessive Jupiteren Jupitereken
adessive Jupiternél Jupitereknél
illative Jupiterbe Jupiterekbe
sublative Jupiterre Jupiterekre
allative Jupiterhez Jupiterekhez
elative Jupiterből Jupiterekből
delative Jupiterről Jupiterekről
ablative Jupitertől Jupiterektől
non-attributive
possessive – singular 		Jupiteré Jupitereké
non-attributive
possessive – plural 		Jupiteréi Jupiterekéi
Possessive forms of Jupiter
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Jupiterem Jupitereim
2nd person sing. Jupitered Jupitereid
3rd person sing. Jupitere Jupiterei
1st person plural Jupiterünk Jupitereink
2nd person plural Jupiteretek Jupitereitek
3rd person plural Jupiterük Jupitereik

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /d͡ʒuˈpitər/ [d͡ʒuˈpi.t̪ər]
  • Rhymes: -itər
  • Syllabification: Ju‧pi‧ter

Proper noun

Jupiter

  1. (astronomy) Jupiter (planet)
    Synonym: Musytari

See also

Solar System in Indonesian · Tata Surya (layout · text)
Star Matahari
IAU planets and
notable dwarf planets 		Merkurius Venus Bumi Mars Ceres Jupiter Saturnus Uranus Neptunus Pluto Eris
Notable
moons 		— — Bulan Fobos
Deimos 		— Io
Europa
Ganimede
Kalisto 		Mimas
Enseladus
Tetis
Dione
Rea
Titan
Iapetus
Miranda
Ariel
Umbriel
Titania
Oberon 		Triton Kharon Disnomia

Further reading

Latin

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Jūpiter m sg (genitive Jovis); third declension

  1. alternative spelling of Iuppiter

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Jūpiter
genitive Jovis
dative Jovī
accusative Jovem
ablative Jove
vocative Jūpiter

Middle English

Proper noun

Jupiter

  1. alternative form of Jubiter

Northern Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian Jupiter.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈjupiːter/

Proper noun

Jupiter

  2. Jupiter (planet)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

See also

Further reading

  • Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[5], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Internationalism, based on Latin Iuppiter (“Jupiter, the chief Roman god”), also Iūpiter. The Latin nominative continues an ancient vocative expression combining the name of the sky god with pater (“father”), essentially “Father Jove”; compare the oblique stem Iov-, seen in the genitive Iovis.

The name continues Proto-Italic *djous patēr (“sky father”), from *djous (“day, sky”) + *patēr (“father”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws (“sky; sky god”) and *ph₂tḗr (“father”). The first element belongs to the Proto-Indo-European root *dyew- (“to be bright; day sky”).

The astronomical sense is transferred from the name of the deity. In the Greco-Roman planetary naming tradition, the planet came to bear the name of Jupiter, the supreme Roman god.

Close cognates of the ancient divine title include Umbrian 𐌉𐌖𐌐𐌀𐌕𐌄𐌓 (iupater, “Jupiter”), Sanskrit द्यौष्पितृ (dyauṣpitṛ, “Sky Father”) and Ancient Greek Ζεῦ πάτερ (Zeû páter, “O father Zeus”). The first element also has cognates Hittite 𒅆𒄿𒌑𒍑, Old Armenian տիւ (tiw), Messapic ζισ (zis) and Lithuanian dievas (“god”).

A true-color view of Jupiter photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2024.
A statue of the Roman god Jupiter in the Vatican Museums.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /¹jʉː.pɪ.tər/, [ˈjʉ̀ː.pɪ.təɾ]
  • Rhymes: -ʉːpɪtər
  • Hyphenation: Ju‧pi‧ter

Proper noun

Jupiter

  1. (astronomy) Jupiter; the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest planet in the Solar System, composed chiefly of hydrogen and helium
    Jupiter er så lyssterk at den ofte er lett å finne på nattehimmelen. ― Jupiter is so bright that it is often easy to find in the night sky.
    • 2022, Guro Barstad Corneliussen and Svend Kristian Eidsten, Naturfag 6, page 204:
      forskere tror at atmosfæren på Jupiter inneholder mest hydrogen og helium
      researchers believe that Jupiter's atmosphere contains mostly hydrogen and helium
  2. (Roman mythology) Jupiter; the chief Roman god, ruler of the sky and weather and especially associated with thunder and lightning, corresponding to the Greek god Zeus
    Jupiter ble dyrket som hersker over himmelen og som lynets herre. ― Jupiter was worshipped as ruler of the sky and as lord of lightning.
    • 2024, Aage Hauken, Roma | Amor, page 30:
      det kapitolinske par, Jupiter og hans gemalinne Juno, ble æret med hver sitt tempel her oppe
      the Capitoline pair, Jupiter and his consort Juno, were each honoured with their own temple up here
Derived terms
  • jupitermasse (“Jupiter mass”)
  • jupitermåne (“moon of Jupiter”)
  • jupitertrojaner (“Jupiter trojan”)
  • jupitrinsk (“tall, erect and stiff”)
  • jovial (“jovial”)
  • joviansk (“Jovian”)
Descendants
See also
  • Zevs (“Zeus”) (Greek counterpart of the god)
Solar System in Norwegian Bokmål · solsystemet (layout · text)
Star sola ~ solen
IAU planets and
notable dwarf planets 		Merkur Venus jorda ~ jorden (Tellus) Mars Ceres Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptun Pluto Eris
Notable
moons 		— — månen Phobos
Deimos 		— Io
Europa
Ganymedes
Callisto 		Mimas
Enceladus
Tethys
Dione
Rhea
Titan
Iapetus
Miranda
Ariel
Umbriel
Titania
Oberon 		Triton Charon Dysnomia

Etymology 2

The Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse in Jupiter, Florida.

Borrowed from English Jupiter (“Jupiter, Florida”). The place name has a distinct history from the directly mythological and astronomical senses above. According to the official history of the Town of Jupiter, Spanish maps of the area showed the local river as Rio Jobe, the second element apparently referring to the indigenous Jobe people who inhabited the area.

After Britain acquired Florida from Spain in 1763, British mapmakers encountered the name Jobe and reinterpreted or Anglicized it as Jove (“Jupiter”), the Roman god's alternative English name. The resulting association with Jove led in turn to the place name Jupiter. Thus the modern name ultimately converged with the name of the Roman deity through a folk-etymological reinterpretation rather than through a straightforward original dedication to the god.

The related nearby name Juno was subsequently chosen after Juno, Jupiter's wife in Roman mythology.

Proper noun

Jupiter

  1. Jupiter; a town in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States
    Hun bosatte seg i Jupiter i Florida. ― She settled in Jupiter, Florida.
    • 2023 April 21, Haavard Nordlie, “Ernie Els”, in Store norske leksikon:
      Els har boliger i Wentworth i England, George Western Cape i Sør Afrika og i Jupiter i Florida, USA.
      Els has homes in Wentworth in England, George in Western Cape, South Africa, and in Jupiter, Florida, USA.

Etymology 3

A view of the seaside resort of Jupiter in Romania.

Borrowed from Romanian Jupiter (“Jupiter, Romanian seaside resort”), itself named after Jupiter (“Jupiter, the planet”).

The resort was created during the large-scale development of Romania's southern Black Sea coast in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It belongs to a deliberately astronomical series of neighbouring resort names which includes Neptun, Venus and Saturn, all named after planets; Romanian sources commonly refer to these resorts collectively as the “planets” of the coast.

Accounts of the naming policy connect the choice of planetary names both with the contemporary fascination with space exploration and with a desire for short, internationally recognizable names that foreign tourists could easily remember and pronounce. The exact date at which Jupiter first opened to tourists is reported differently by modern sources.

Proper noun

Jupiter

  1. Jupiter; a beach resort on the Black Sea in Romania, administered as part of Mangalia in Constanța County
    De tilbrakte ferien i Jupiter ved Svartehavet. ― They spent their holiday in Jupiter on the Black Sea.
    • 2023 June, “Jupiter – Cap Aurora”, in Reisemål Romania:
      JUPITER er et lite feriested som ligger omtrent 40 kilometer fra Constanta og bare 5 kilometer fra byen Mangalia, som det tilhører fra et administrativt synspunkt.
      Jupiter is a small resort located approximately 40 kilometres from Constanța and only 5 kilometres from the city of Mangalia, to which it belongs administratively.

References

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dyew-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws
Proto-Italic *djous
Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-?
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr
Proto-Italic *patēr
Proto-Italic *djous patēr
Latin Iuppiterlbor.
Polish Jupiter

    Learned borrowing from Latin Iuppiter. Doublet of Jowisz and Zeus.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /juˈpi.tɛr/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -itɛr
    • Syllabification: Ju‧pi‧ter
    • Homophone: jupiter

    Proper noun

    Jupiter m pers

    1. (Roman mythology) Jupiter (the chief god, the Roman god of the sky and lightning)
      Synonym: Jowisz

    Declension

    Declension of Jupiter
    singular
    nominative Jupiter
    genitive Jupitera
    dative Jupiterowi
    accusative Jupitera
    instrumental Jupiterem
    locative Jupiterze
    vocative Jupiterze

    Further reading

    • “Jupiter”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[6] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • “Jupiter”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[7] (in Polish)

    Romanian

    Proper noun

    Jupiter m

    2. Jupiter (planet)

    See also

    Further reading

    Serbo-Croatian

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /jǔpiter/
    • Hyphenation: Ju‧pi‧ter

    Proper noun

    Jùpiter m inan or m anim (Cyrillic spelling Ју̀питер)

    2. (inanimate) Jupiter (planet)
    4. (animate) Jupiter (Roman god)

    Declension

    inanimate
    Declension of Jupiter
    singular
    nominative Jupiter
    genitive Jupitera
    dative Jupiteru
    accusative Jupiter
    vocative Jupiteru
    locative Jupiteru
    instrumental Jupiterem
    animate
    Declension of Jupiter
    singular
    nominative Jupiter
    genitive Jupitera
    dative Jupiteru
    accusative Jupitera
    vocative Jupiteru
    locative Jupiteru
    instrumental Jupiterem

    Slovak

    Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *dyew-
    Proto-Indo-European *-s
    Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws
    Proto-Italic *djous
    Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-?
    Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
    Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr
    Proto-Italic *patēr
    Proto-Italic *djous patēr
    Latin Iūpiterder.
    Slovak Jupiter

      Derived from Latin Iūpiter (“father Jove”).

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /jupiter/, [ˈjupiter]
      • Rhymes: -iter
      • Hyphenation: Ju‧pi‧ter

      Proper noun

      Jupiter m pers (relational adjective jupiterský or jupiterovský)

      2. Jupiter (Roman god)

      Declension

      Declension of Jupiter
      (pattern chlap)
      singular
      nominativeJupiter
      genitiveJupitera
      dativeJupiterovi
      accusativeJupitera
      locativeJupiterovi
      instrumentalJupiterom

      Proper noun

      Jupiter m inan

      2. (astronomy) Jupiter (planet)

      Declension

      Declension of Jupiter
      (pattern dub)
      singular
      nominativeJupiter
      genitiveJupitera
      dativeJupiteru
      accusativeJupiter
      locativeJupiteri
      instrumentalJupiterom

      Further reading

      • “Jupiter”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

      Slovene

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /júːpitər/

      Proper noun

      Jȗpitər m inan

      2. Jupiter (planet)
      4. Jupiter (Roman god)

      Declension

      Planet:

      Unknown tone or non-tonal
      		 The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
      Masculine inan., hard o-stem
      nominative Júpiter
      genitive Júpitra
      singular
      nominative
      (imenovȃlnik)       		Júpiter
      genitive
      (rodȋlnik)       		Júpitra
      dative
      (dajȃlnik)       		Júpitru
      accusative
      (tožȋlnik)       		Júpiter
      locative
      (mẹ̑stnik)       		Júpitru
      instrumental
      (orọ̑dnik)       		Júpitrom

      God (or sometimes the planet):

      Unknown tone or non-tonal
      		 The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
      Masculine anim., hard o-stem
      nominative Júpiter
      genitive Júpitra
      singular
      nominative
      (imenovȃlnik)       		Júpiter
      genitive
      (rodȋlnik)       		Júpitra
      dative
      (dajȃlnik)       		Júpitru
      accusative
      (tožȋlnik)       		Júpitra
      locative
      (mẹ̑stnik)       		Júpitru
      instrumental
      (orọ̑dnik)       		Júpitrom

      See also

      Swedish

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈjʉːpɪtɛr/
      • Audio:(file)

      Proper noun

      planet
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      Jupiter c (genitive Jupiters)

      2. Jupiter (planet)
      4. Jupiter (Roman god)

      See also

      West Frisian

      Etymology

      (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈjypitɛr/

      Noun

      Jupiter c (no plural)

      1. Jupiter (planet)
      2. Jupiter (god)

      Further reading

      • “Jupiter”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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