Jupiter

Meaning

Name

1. 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.
2. (Roman) 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.
3. (informal) The largest or most prominent member of a group.
4. A number of places in the United States:
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8. A summer resort on the Black Sea in Romania.

Noun

1. (rare, uncountable) Azure (blue), in the postmedieval practice of blazoning the tinctures of certain sovereigns' (especially British monarchs') coats as planets.
2. (alt-of, alternative, especially, uncountable) Alternative spelling of jupiter.
3. (obsolete, uncountable) Tin.

Synonyms

Jove

Mercury

moon

🌔

Saturn

Venus

Zeus

Best and Greatest

Jupiter Fidius

Jupiter Optimus Maximus

Protector of Boundaries

Mars

Dii Majores

Translations

Jupiter

Jupiter

Giove

Júpiter

Júpiter

Jupiter

Iuppiter

Júpiter

Jüpiter

Δίας

Erendiz

Berçîs

مشتري

Jûpîter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒupɪtɚ/

Etymology

Cognate with Ancient Greek: Ζεύς πάτερ

In summary

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.