# Jupiter
## English
### 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: /ˈd͡ʒupɪtɚ/, [ˈd͡ʒupɪɾɚ]
* Audio (US):(file)

### Proper noun

Jupiter
* (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.
* (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.
* (informal) The largest of a group of things or a region.
    Brazil could be considered the Jupiter of South America.
* A number of places in the United States:
** An unincorporated community in Tuolumne County, California, named after a mine.
** A town in Palm Beach County, Florida, named in error after the Roman god.
** A township in Kittson County, Minnesota, named after the planet.
** An unincorporated community in Buncombe County, North Carolina.
* A summer resort on the Black Sea in Romania.

#### Usage notes

* The planet Jupiter usually takes the adjectival form Jovian, and rarely Jupiterian. The demonym of the planet is also Jovian.

#### Synonyms

* (astronomy, astrology): ♃

#### Derived terms

* Jupiter brain
* Jupiter Island
* Jupiter peach

#### Translations
### Noun

Jupiter (uncountable)
* (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.
* (especially astronomy) Alternative spelling of jupiter.
* (obsolete, alchemy, chemistry) Tin.

### See also

* planets of the Solar System: Mercury · Venus · Earth · Mars · Jupiter · Saturn · Uranus · Neptune
Solar System in English · Solar System (layout · text) :
| Star | Sun | Sun | Sun | Sun | Sun | Sun | Sun | Sun | Sun | Sun | Sun | Sun | Sun | Sun | Sun | Sun | Sun | 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 |

### Further reading

* Jupiter (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Jupiter (god) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## Afrikaans
### Etymology

From Dutch Jupiter.

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: Ju‧piter

### Proper noun

Jupiter
* (astronomy) Jupiter
* (Roman mythology) Jupiter

#### See also

* planets of the Solar System: planete van die Sonnestelsel: Mercurius · Venus · Aarde · Mars · Jupiter · Saturnus · Uranus · Neptunus

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈjupɪtɛr]
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Jupiter m anim
* (Roman mythology) Jupiter (Roman god)

#### Declension

* 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
* Jupiter (planet)

#### Declension
### See also

Solar System in Czech · sluneční soustava (layout · text) :
| Star | Slunce | Slunce | Slunce | Slunce | Slunce | Slunce | Slunce | Slunce | Slunce | Slunce | Slunce | Slunce | Slunce | Slunce | Slunce | Slunce | Slunce | 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

* “Jupiter”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “Jupiter”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* Jitka Štindlová, Zaměřil dalekohled na Jupiter nebo na Jupitera?, Naše řeč, volume 49 (1966)

## Danish
### Proper noun

Jupiter
* Jupiter (planet)
* Jupiter (Roman god)

### See also

* planets of the Solar System: planeter i solsystemet: Merkur · Venus · Jorden~jorden · Mars · Jupiter · Saturn · Uranus · Neptun

## Dutch
### Etymology

From Middle Dutch jupiter, from Latin Iūpiter.

### Pronunciation

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

### Proper noun

Jupiter m
* Jupiter (planet)
* Jupiter (Roman god)

#### Related terms

* joviaal
* jovialiteit
* Zeus

#### Descendants

* Afrikaans: Jupiter
* → Papiamentu: Yüpitèr

## Estonian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjupiter/

### Proper noun

Jupiter
* Jupiter (planet)
* Jupiter (Roman god)

#### See also

* planets of the Solar System: Päikesesüsteemi planeedid: Merkuur · Veenus · Maa · Marss · Jupiter · Saturn · Uraan · Neptuun

## Faroese
### Proper noun

Jupiter m
* Jupiter (planet)

### See also

Solar System in Faroese · Sólskipanin (layout · text) :
| Star | Sólin | Sólin | Sólin | Sólin | Sólin | Sólin | Sólin | Sólin | Sólin | Sólin | Sólin | Sólin | Sólin | Sólin | Sólin | Sólin | Sólin | 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: /ˈjupiter/, [ˈjupit̪e̞r]
* Rhymes: -upiter
* Hyphenation: Ju‧pi‧ter

### Proper noun

Jupiter
* (astronomy) Jupiter (planet)
* (Roman mythology) Jupiter (Roman god)
    Synonym: Juppiter

#### Declension

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 | Aurinko | Aurinko | Aurinko | Aurinko | Aurinko | Aurinko | Aurinko | Aurinko | Aurinko | Aurinko | Aurinko | Aurinko | Aurinko | Aurinko | Aurinko | Aurinko | 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

* IPA: /ʒy.pi.tɛʁ/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Jupiter m
* Jupiter (Roman god)

### Proper noun

Jupiter m or f
* Jupiter (planet)

#### Derived terms

* se croire sorti de la cuisse de Jupiter

#### Descendants

* → Persian: ژوپیتر (župiter)

## German
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Iūpiter (“Jupiter”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjuːpitɐ/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Ju‧pi‧ter

### Proper noun

Jupiter m (proper noun, strong, genitive Jupiters or Jupiter)
* (astronomy) Jupiter
* (Roman mythology) Jupiter

#### See also

* planets of the Solar System: Planeten des Sonnensystems: Merkur · Venus · Erde · Mars · Jupiter · Saturn · Uranus · Neptun

### References

* “Jupiter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
* “Jupiter (Planet)” in Duden online
* “Jupiter (Römischer Gott)” in Duden online

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈjupitɛr]
* Hyphenation: Ju‧pi‧ter
* Rhymes: -ɛr

### Proper noun

Jupiter
* Jupiter (planet)
* Jupiter (Roman god)

#### Declension
## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

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

### Proper noun

Jupiter
* (astronomy) Jupiter (planet)
    Synonym: Yupiter

#### See also

Solar System in Indonesian · Tata Surya (layout · text) :
| Star | Matahari | Matahari | Matahari | Matahari | Matahari | Matahari | Matahari | Matahari | Matahari | Matahari | Matahari | Matahari | Matahari | Matahari | Matahari | Matahari | Matahari | 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

* “Jupiter” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈi̯uː.pi.ter/, [ˈi̯uːpɪt̪ɛr]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈju.pi.ter/, [ˈjuːpit̪er]

### Proper noun

Jūpiter m sg (genitive Jovis); third declension
* Alternative spelling of Iuppiter

#### Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

## Middle English
### Proper noun

Jupiter
* Alternative form of Jubiter

## Northern Sami
### Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian Jupiter.

### Pronunciation

* (Kautokeino) IPA: /ˈjupiːter/

### Proper noun

Jupiter
* Jupiter (planet)

#### Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

#### See also

* planets of the Solar System: Merkur · Venus · Eana · Mars · Jupiter · Saturn · Uranus · Neptun

#### Further reading

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

## Norwegian
### Proper noun

Jupiter
* Jupiter (planet)
* Jupiter (Roman god)

### See also

* planets of the Solar System: planeter, planetar: Merkur · Venus · jorda · Mars · Jupiter · Saturn · Uranus · Neptun

## Polish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Iuppiter, from Proto-Italic *djowe-, ablative case of *djous, from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws. Doublet of Jowisz and Zeus.

### Pronunciation

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

### Proper noun

Jupiter m pers
* (Roman mythology) Jupiter (the chief god, the Roman god of the sky and lightning)
    Synonym: Jowisz

#### Declension
### Further reading

* Jupiter in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* Jupiter in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Romanian
### Proper noun

Jupiter m
* Jupiter (planet)

### See also

* planets of the Solar System: planete din sistemul solar: Mercur · Venus · Pământ · Marte · Jupiter · Saturn · Uranus · Neptun

### Further reading

* Jupiter in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /jǔpiter/
* Hyphenation: Ju‧pi‧ter

### Proper noun

Jùpiter m (Cyrillic spelling Ју̀питер)
* Jupiter (planet)
* Jupiter (Roman god)

#### Declension
## Slovak
### Etymology

Derived from Latin Iūpiter (“father Jove”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈjupicer]
* Hyphenation: Ju‧pi‧ter

### Proper noun

Jupiter m pers (genitive singular Jupitera, declension pattern of chlap)
* Jupiter (Roman god)

#### Derived terms

* jupiterovský
* jupiterský

### Proper noun

Jupiter m inan (genitive singular Jupitera, declension pattern of dub)
* Jupiter (planet)

#### Declension
### References

* “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, 2003–2025

## Slovene
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /júːpitər/

### Proper noun

Jȗpitər m inan
* Jupiter (planet)
* Jupiter (Roman god)

#### Inflection

Planet:
God (or sometimes the planet):

#### See also

* planets of the Solar System: planéti osónčja: Merkúr · Vénera · Zémlja · Márs · Júpiter · Satúrn · Urán · Neptún

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjʉːpɪtɛr/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Jupiter c (genitive Jupiters)
* Jupiter (planet)
* Jupiter (Roman god)

## West Frisian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjypitɛr/

### Noun

Jupiter c (no plural)
* Jupiter (planet)
* Jupiter (god)

#### Further reading

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